Nathaniel Hester Jr

Nathaniel “Nat” Hester Jr., beloved father, grandfather, and brother passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at 78 years of age after a brief illness.

He was a proud native New Yorker. After several years of service, he was honorably discharged from the US Air Force serving as an Air Policeman. Nat was an avid golfer and loved listening to jazz. He spent over 40 years, as a dedicated, successful sales professional and community volunteer, he retired from Southland Corporation and relocated back to Greenburgh. Most recently, he was employed by Neiman Marcus and treasured the relationships he made.

He was predeceased in death by his mother Barbara Hester (nee Clymer), his father Nathaniel Hester Sr., and brother Ronald Hester. He is survived by his two children Natalie Hester Johnson (Victor Johnson) of Seattle, WA, and Nathaniel Hester III (Amber Hester) of Seattle, WA. He leaves five grandchildren: Victoria and Vanessa Johnson of Seattle, WA, and Dylan, Jacob, and Jonah Hester of Seattle, WA. He is also survived by his sister Dianne Ramsey Gayton (Leonard Gayton) of Seattle, WA, and brother Christopher Jeter (Connie Landers-Jeter) of Dunedin, FL and many cousins and friends who loved and will miss him dearly.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ATTENTION: As we continue to phase back into smaller capacity public visitations/services amid the continuing COVID & other various health concerns, we need your help in limiting/controlling the number of people, so please govern yourself accordingly for the health & safety of all. Thank you so kindly!

A WALK-THRU Wake/Viewing/Visitation will be held on Friday May 24th, 2024 from 11:00AM-1:00PM, WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK/SHARE MEMORIES starting at 12:00NOON, & with limited seating. There is a MAXIMUM CAPACITY of 80 people at funeral home at any time, & masks are now optional. At the very least you can get hand sanitizer & sign the register book (NOTE: please feel free to bring your own pen), and WALK-THRU to briefly greet the family. If not at capacity, you will be allowed in to have a seat; but if at capacity by the time you get here, you may be required to leave the premises after signing register book, so as not to be in violation nor cause a health hazard, so please govern yourself accordingly. Regardless of if you're able to enter/be seated, or not, please still maintain/respect social distancing & please refrain from/limit touching/hugging/handshaking, preferably just elbow bumping briefly if at all. If instructed, PLEASE KINDLY RESPECTFULLY leave the building & premises if at our capacity at any time. PLEASE KINDLY RESPECTFULLY follow & abide by the directions of the funeral home staff/personnel at all times. We Thank You in advance for kindly following directions & any laws and/or policies, so as to make all go smoothly the day of the services, to eliminate further burden on the family, and to maintain the health & safety of All. Any questions, or if any clarity is needed, please call ahead to the funeral home, and/or speak to us from a safe distance if present.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Entire Staff of Lee's Funeral Home, LLC respects that the family of Nathaniel Hester, Jr. entrusted the care of their loved one to us, and that they value the level of service & attention our funeral home provides. We are honored, in turn, to provide comfort, assistance and service to the Hester Family during their time of bereavement.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Please leave written condolences now herein on the Memory Wall to express your sorrow, share your memories, and as an expression of sympathy & way to communicate with/offer comfort to the family, that they and others may see, and may be a lasting tribute in his honor, whether you're able to attend or not. Definitely Please SIGN IN on the Memory Wall as a virtual way of signing the register book, especially if choosing to stay safe/not able to sign in person.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Feel free to come to the funeral home wearing a mask, & feel free to wear a mask inside the funeral home, even/especially if you have allergies causing you to sneeze/cough/sniffle and of course if you're sick in any way, and still respect social distance. You must use hand sanitizer upon entering our funeral home. If you know you have a coronavirus/COVID-19/other respiratory disease; are sick/experiencing symptoms of coronavirus/COVID-19/other respiratory disease; are immuno-compromised and/or have health/other conditions that make your body more susceptible to illness, please do NOT attend any services nor come into our funeral home. Please feel free to bring & use your own pen for signing the family's register book. Please follow & abide by the rules of our funeral home, and directions of the funeral home staff/personnel at all times. We Thank You in advance for following directions, our policies, & any laws, so as to make all go smoothly the day of the services, to eliminate further burden on the family, and to maintain the health & safety of all. Any questions, or if any clarity is needed, please call ahead to the funeral home, and/or speak to us from a safe distance if present.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

As a lasting tribute, you may choose to plant a tree and/or a contribution may be made in his name/memory/honor to a charity of your choice. If sending flowers, sending small plants or vases are preferable & may be delivered on either Thursday May 23rd, 2024 by/before 6:00PM or Friday May 24th by/before 10:30AM to Lee's Funeral Home. The Family Thanks You! The Family Thanks You!