Doris F. Lester, age 98 of Newton, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Private graveside services will be held at a later date. Burial will take place at Westview Cemetery in Prairie City. Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com
The daughter of Elmer and Merle Jane (Young) McCuen, Doris was born on September 27, 1918 in Prairie City, Iowa. Jane died when Doris was an infant and raised by her paternal grandparents, John and Mary McCuen. She lived in Prairie City until 1993, when she moved to Newton. On January 1, 1940, she was united in marriage to Robert Lester in Bedford, Iowa. Doris was a member of the Howard Street Christian Church in Colfax. She was a charter member of the Jasper County Genealogical Society.
Survivors include her son, Jerry Lester and his wife Marilyn of Newton; a grandson, Bill; five great grandchildren and three step great great grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband and a step granddaughter, Sindy
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