Joseph "Joe" Jester

1915 - 1999  (84 years)

• Name	Joseph "Joe" Jester
  Nickname	Joe
  Born	1 Apr 1915	Orienta, Major County, Oklahoma
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	120057520
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120057520
  Died	27 Apr 1999	Clovis, Curry County, New Mexico
  Buried	Aft 27 Apr 1999	Fort Sumner Cemetery, Fort Sumner, DeBaca County, New Mexico
  Person ID	I28949	DNA Family 1 Genealogies | Descendants of Immigrant Samuel Davidson of DNA Family 001
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family	Velma Marie Davidson,   b. 30 Dec 1918, Waynoka, Woods County, Oklahoma ,   d. 26 Jul 1963, Orange, Orange County, California  (Age 44 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1937	Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma
  Marriage Status	Divorced
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F11174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Apr 1915 - Orienta, Major County, Oklahoma Married - 2 Oct 1937 - Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma Died - 27 Apr 1999 - Clovis, Curry County, New Mexico Buried - Aft 27 Apr 1999 - Fort Sumner Cemetery, Fort Sumner, DeBaca County, New Mexico  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From FindaGrave: Joe Jester, 84, of Fort Sumner, a retired businessman, died Tuesday, April 27, at De Baca General Hospital. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday at the Garden of Memory in Fort Sumner. The Rev. Jim Peabody and Rev. Bob Brittain will officiate. Chavez Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Pallbearers will be Bobby Russ, F. B. Willis, Rick Garner, Darryle Bender, Bill Hollen and Don Sweet. Honorary pallbearers will be Gary Whilton and many friends, family and neighbors. Jester was born in Orienta, Okla., to Lawrence and Kate Jester. He was reared and attended school in the Orienta area. He drove a school bus and worked for many years in auto body repair in Oklahoma. He married Goldie Roach on April 28, 1944, in Las Vegas, Nev. Together they owned and operated Jester's Lawn Mower Shop in Redlands, Calif., from 1968 to 1979, when he retired. He made his home in Long Beach, Lakewood, Yucaipa, and Hesperia, Calif., before moving to Fort Sumner. He enjoyed flying and was a student pilot. He also enjoyed gardening and working with metal and wood work. He was a member of First Christian Church in Orienta. He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers, Lawrence, John, Albert, Max and Paul Jester; and two sisters, Minnie Jester and Rose Ehuhi. Survivors include his wife, Goldie Jester of Fort Sumner; one daughter, Betty Jo Evans, Belin; two brothers, Barry Jester of Northridge, Calif., and Emil Jester of Pixley, Calif. Memorials may be made to the Fort Sumner Cemetery, P.O. Box 180, Fort Sumner, N.M. 88119. Published in the Clovis News Journal, Thursday, April 29, 1999. ----- Husband of Velma Marie (Davidson) (Jester) (Meeks) (Swin) Meeks (Married 1937 - aft 1940) Parents of Betty Jo Jester Husband of Goldie Opal Roach(married 1944 - ?)