Obituaries

DARLENE KESTERSON

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De QUEEN, Ark.—Darlene Youngblood Kesterson, 78, of De Queen died Thursday, March 29, 2018, a a Texarkana, Texas, hospital. Mrs. Kesterson was born Aug. 16, 1939, in Hannibal, Mo. She was a retired teacher with De Queen School District and attended Grannis Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by one son, Jeffery Kesterson. Survivors include one son, Clint Todd Kesterson of De Queen; three brothers, W.T. Youngblood of Mena, Ark., Gaylen Youngblood of Gillham, Ark., and Gerald Youngblood of Horatio, Ark.; four sisters, Dorothy Bruce, Olive Chambers and Joyce Coffman of Mena and Irene Stiles of Broken Bow, Okla.; and a number of other relatives. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Gillham, with Shane Haarmeyer officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Wickes, Ark., under direction of Chandler Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Online registration is at chandlerfuneral.com.

Published March 30, 2018

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