Paulyne N. Lester was born Oct. 3, 1922, in Spiro, to W.P. and Vera (Chrestman) Nelson and passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2009, in Stillwater at the age of 86. She was a graduate of Spiro High School then attended Eastern State Teachers College. She worked in California for the Kaiser Ship Building Company during WWII and then was employed by Shanahan Insurance and Finance in Poteau for several years.
In 1994, Paulyne married John W. “Bill” Lester. They lived in Fort Smith, Ark., for several years, then Paulyne and “Bill” moved to Stillwater in 2002 to be closer to her son.
She is survived by her husband, John W. “Bill” Lester of Stillwater; one son, Michael W. Strange and his wife, Tarre, of Stillwater; and one sister, Ramona Redwine of Spiro.
She was a member of the Spiro First Baptist Church and a member of the Eastern Star Spiro Chapter 144.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Stearl Nelson.
Graveside services were at 10 a.m. today in the Spiro City Cemetery with the Rev. Darrin McKnight officiating, under the direction of Mallory-Martin Funeral Home of Spiro.
Please sign Mrs. Lester’s online guestbook at www.mallorymartinfuneralhome.com and click on “obituaries.”
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