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Ricky Sanford Hester, age 61, of Forest City, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
Ricky was born Thursday, November 29, 1962 in Rutherford County to the late Horace Sanford Hester, Sr. and Myrtle Frances Saine Heusinkveld. He worked for AGI as a forklift driver for fifteen years. Ricky was an avid sports fan and an outdoorsman. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and anything related to the outdoors. Ricky was known for his lighthearted sense of humor, his desire to have fun and helping those around him to have a good time. He was a member of Chase Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepfather, Roger Heusinkveld; and a brother, Kenneth David Hester.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of forty-four years, Lavonne Hester; daughters, Bambi Hester of Forest City, Lisa Matthews (Robbie) of Forest City and Maddie Hester of Hickory; son, Ricky Hester, Jr. of Nashville, TN; stepmother, Geraldine Hester of Rutherfordton; brothers, Eric Hester (Christy) of Harris and Sammy Hester (Mim) of Forest City; sister, Charlene Johnson (Doug) of Forest City and grandchildren, Noah Matthews, Jonah Matthews, Avery Suhy and a host of nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 17th at Chase Baptist Church with Reverend Scott Butler officiating. Interment will follow at Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 pm on Friday at the funeral home.
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