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LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Kenneth Edward Hester, age 67, of 1336 Pressley Drive in Lincolnton, died on Saturday, April 13, 2024.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in the High Shoals Memorial Gardens with Rev. Dale R. Dyar and Rev. William Calvert officiating. 

Kenneth was born October 19, 1956, in Gaston County, to the late Gene Costner Hester and Helen Zane Mitchell Hester.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Vanessa Hester.  He worked as a Certified Public Accountant. 

He is survived by his dog, “Baby EJ.” 

Memorials may be made to River of Life Church of God, 601 S. McDuffie Street, Anderson, SC  29624.

Warlick Funeral Home of Lincolnton, N.C. is serving the Hester family.

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