Phyllis Lester

Weaverville-Phyllis Ann Lester, age 60 of 133 Old Mars Hill Highway, died Wednesday, June 16, 2004 at Blue Ridge Rehab & Healthcare Center. She was a native of Raleigh and lived the majority of her life in Buncombe County. She was a daughter of Roy Lester of Weaverville and the late Myrtle Henson Lester. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Emily Loretta Lester and one niece, Angie Lester. She was of the Baptist faith and liked to crochet and enjoyed crafts. She is survived by her dog Poochie . In addition to her father, she is survived by one son, Jason B. Rathbone and his wife Amy of Weaverville, two sisters, Marie Carter and Carolyn Lester, both of Weaverville, one brother, Robert "Gordon" Lester and his wife Shirley of Midland, TX, one niece, Andrea Allison and one nephew, K. C. Carter and her dog, Poochie. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 20, 2004 at the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Homes & Cremation Services. Reverend Donnie Thomas will officiate. Burial will follow at Pisgah View Memorial Park in Candler. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Blue Ridge Rehab & Healthcare Center Activity Dept., 91 Victoria Road, Asheville, NC 28801 or Mountain Area Hospice, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.

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