Mrs. Shirley Ann Hester, age 87 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. Funeral services for Mrs. Hester will be conducted on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 2PM in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Randy Crews officiating. Interment will follow in White Rose Cemetery, in Gibson, TN.

She was born June 16, 1938, in Gibson, TN; the daughter of the late Calvin & Vera Fisher McLemore. She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church of Rutherford.

Mrs. Shirley is survived by her loving husband, William H. ‘Bill’ Hester; three children, Patty Hester, Doris Hester, Henry Hester; sister, Jean Allmon; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents; twin brother Charles McLemore, brother, Harry Glynn McLemore; and sister, Marilyn McLemore.

Visitation with family and friends will be held Saturday, January 10, 2026, from 5PM – 7PM, at the Rutherford chapel.

In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be made in Mrs. Hesters name to First Baptist Church o Rutherford.

Karnes & Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Shirley Ann Hester.