FLEMINGSBURG | Eloise 'Lois' Fearin Hester, 82, of Flemingsburg, died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013.

Lois was born on March 14, 1930, to the late LeRoy and Ivy Gilkerson Fearin.

Lois was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was an active and lifelong member of the Pleasant Valley Church of Christ and served as a cook for the Sugarloaf Christian Service Camp for many years.

She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Kenneth Hester; three daughters, Linda (Gerald) Meadows of Tollesboro, Brenda (Jackie) Doyle of Flemingsburg, and Pamela Hester of Crossville, Tenn.; seven grandchildren, Jill (Scott) McKee of Toms River, N.J., Amy Adkins of Crossville, Tenn., Denise Prater of Flemingsburg, Gera Meadows of Tollesboro, Jeremy (Amanda) Hester of Wallingford, and Kyle (Magaly) Miller and Jeffrey Cole, both of Crossville, Tenn.; 13 great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Sara Lou (George) Roberts of Foxport.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Dean Hester; three brothers; and a sister. 

Services 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, at the Denton-Workman Funeral Home, Flemingsburg. Pastor Hillary Underwood will officiate.

Visitation for Mrs. Hester will be today, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, from 5-9 p.m. at the Denton-Workman Funeral Home and 7 a.m. until the hour of service on Saturday.

Burial will follow in the Mount Carmel Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Jeremy Hester, Kyle Miller, Jeffrey Cole, Joe Hunt, Dustin Smith, Shane Vice, Joshua and Jacob Werline. Honorary pallbearers will be Jill, Braydon, and Baily McKee, Amy, Talia, and Shada Adkins, Erica Hunt, Denise Prater, J.D. Hester, Mackenzie and Maggie Henderson, Gera Meadows and Jackson Miller.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sugarloaf Christian Service Camp, 637 Prater Rd., Wallingford, Ky. 41093; the Alzheimer's Association, 6100 Dutchman's Lane, Ste. 401, Louisville, Ky. 40205; or to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Dr., Maysville, Ky. 41056.