June 5, 2022, 62, Goldsboro –

Michael Alton Hester, 62, of Goldsboro departed this earthly life Sunday, June 5, 2022 at Sutton’s Retirement Center in Goldsboro.

Funeral service will be held Friday, June 10, 2022 at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Interment will follow at Wayne Memorial Park. A viewing will be held Friday from 12 p.m. until 12:45 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Hester was born in Sampson County on November 21, 1959 to the late Ollie Alton Hester and Edna Barnes Hester. He attended First African Baptist Church in Goldsboro.

He leaves to cherish his memories his brother, Kenneth Hester of Goldsboro; his sister, Marsha Smith and husband, Kenneth of Fredericksburg, Virginia; his aunt, Earnestine Barnes of Goldsboro and a host of relatives and close friends.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Hester was preceded in death by his two brothers, Jerome Hester and John Hester.

Professional services entrusted to Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.