Frances Lue Hester

On May 11, 2026, our dear mother Frances Hester stepped into her forever home with her Jesus! She was greeted by her beloved family & friends who went before her. We will one day be with her!

Frances had a long & very blessed life. She filled her 102 years with her love for Jesus & her love for all her family. She loved cooking for her children & grandchildren. She was the center of every holiday & special days we celebrated!

Frances started church & inspired many to seek Christ. She was faithful always to her Lord. She is now walking & talking & rejoicing with those she loves!

She is survived by her loving daughters: Alice Vissage, Marcenia DesRoches (Don), Peggy Rambeau, Michelle Lanier (Darrell), Darnell Miller (Jerry) and Jan Hester. Frances also leaves behind her dear sister, Pauline Smith, along with numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, and great-great-great-grandchildren, who will continue to cherish her memory.

Preceding her in death were her parents, Alexander and Lois Elizabeth Harrell; her beloved spouse, Samuel B. Hester; her daughter, Madelene Welch; and her son, Sammy Hester.

Funeral services to honor Frances's life will be held at New Elim Baptist Church in Macon, Georgia, on Friday, May 15th, 2026, at 11:00 am. Friends are invited to pay their respects during a visitation preceding the service from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at the church. Burial will follow in the Union Baptist Church Cemetery, 2124 SR-129, Dublin, Georgia at 2:00 pm. Pastors Johnny Baggett and Shane Farr will officiate.

Family will receive friends at 4112 West Hickory Ct. Macon, GA 31210.

Friends may sign the online registry at www.fairhavenmacon.com. FairHaven Funeral Home and Cremation Services has the honor of being entrusted with Frances's arrangements.

Frances's legacy of faith and love lives on in the countless lives she touched. She will be dearly missed but never forgotten.