HESTER ROBERTS

DEXTER -- Hester Roberts, 78, of Dexter, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 1995, at Dexter Memorial Hospital.

She was born April 1, 1916, in Essex, daughter of Charles and Stella Snider Paisley. She and Marvin Roberts were married Aug. 2, 1952, in Piggott, Ark.

Roberts was a retired beautician, and was a cook on a riverboat several years. She was a member of Olive Branch General Baptist Church in Essex.

Survivors include her husband; a son, William Roberts of Bloomfield; a daughter, Carolyn Mills of Dexter; a brother, Carl Paisley of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and three grandchildren.

Friends may call at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter after 5 p.m. today.

Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Doyle Corlew officiating. Burial will be in Hagy Cemetery.