From The Clarion-Ledger:

Mr. John Allan Hester, age 66 of Madison, died April 22, 2013 at St. Dominic's Jackson Memorial Hospital.  Visitation is from 5-7pm Wednesday April 24, 2013 at Natchez Trace Funeral Home and again 1 hour prior to the 2pm chapel service on Thursday.  Interment will be in Natchez Trace Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mr. Hester was a native of Collinsville, AL and was the son of the late Talmadge and Helen Meadows Hester.  He served in the United States Army as an M.P. during the Vietnam War.  Mr. Hester has been a resident of Madison the past 30 years and retired as the owner of Commercial Equipment Company, Inc.  He loved his grandchildren, NASCAR and fishing.

Mr. Hester is survived by his wife, Barbara Hester of Madison; children, Jeff Hester (Debbie) of Greenville and Sherri Warrell (Ricky) of Madison; grandchildren, Justin Dillon, Brent Dillon, Jacob Warrell, Kimberley Warrell, Jessica Warrell, Madison Hester and Bella Warrell; great grandchild, Justin Dillon, Jr. and brothers, Larry T. Hester of Madison, Ricky Hester of Diamondhead, MS and Terry Hester of Waveland, MS.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.