
Amanda Earline Jester, age 78 of McCaskill, Ark., passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Nashville. She was born in McCaskill on Sept. 25, 1946. to the late Earl Tom Jester and Clara Hile Jester.
Ms. Jester was a member of the Balls Chapel church of Christ. After attending Harding College, she moved to Long Island in New York where she taught school for 11 years. Following this, she returned to McCaskill and taught at Blevins Schools for an additional 28 years. She spent countless hours with her nieces and nephews, as they were the light of her life. She enjoyed reading, cross stitching and doing crossword puzzles. She also loved to play games with those she was around.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Gene Earl Jester, and a sister, Brenda Ross.
Survivors include her sister, Deborah Fox and husband, Larry; a brother-in-law, John Allen Ross; a sister-in-law, Lucretia Jester; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at Latimer Funeral Home in Nashville.
A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, at Harris Cemetery with Mark Ross and Jerry Nance officiating. Services are under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home of Nashville.
You may send an online sympathy message at www.latimerfuneralhome.com.