Memorial services for Katherine Jane "Katy" Hester, 66, of Bonham, will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016 at First Baptist Church in Bonham under the direction of Wise Funeral Home. Bro. Chase Hinson will officiate. Katy passed away Wednesday night, Jan. 20, 2016 at her residence.
Katy was born February 5, 1949 in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of John Jacob Hummel and Evelyn Nell Geisler Hummel. She was a graduate of Meadowdale High School in Lynnwood, Washington and attended Washington State University and the University of Texas at Austin. Katy married Larry D. Hester on June 18, 1978 in Lancaster, Kentucky. She was a systems analyst for IBM for many years and the Administrative Assistant to the Senior Pastor at Hyde Park Baptist Church in Austin, Texas. Katy was a dedicated member of First Baptist Church in Bonham and was involved in the Write-Way Prison Ministries. She enjoyed studying the Bible and was a member of Community Bible Study of McKinney, Texas. Katy was preceded in death by her parents, an infant brother, Doug Hummel and grandmother, Jane Sater.
Katy is survived by Husband, Larry Hester of Bonham, Texas; Son, Ralph Hester of Mesquite, Texas; Daughter, Charlotte Kahn and husband, Josh of Dallas, Texas; Brother, Greg Hummel of Red River, New Mexico; Grandchildren, Taylor Hester, Karis Hester, Spencer Hester, Eliott Kahn, Jonah Kahn, Kendall Kahn and Dylan Kahn.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 710 N. Center, Bonham, TX 75418 or the Samaritans Purse at www.samaritanspurse.org .
The family will receive friends at First Baptist Church from 2:00 PM until service time Sunday afternoon.