June Wester

June Hart Wester was born April 26, 1924 and died peacefully at home on August 20, 2010. She grew up in Temple, Georgia where she married her high school sweetheart, William L. (Bill) Wester in 1945. During their 65 years of marriage Bill and June have made their home in Carrollton, Rome and, for the past 37 years, in Canton, Georgia. A teacher, librarian and certified genealogist, June spent many years researching family history. She traced all her family lines back several generations, and compiled two books recording her research: Elijah Ragsdale and his descendents, and a biography of her maternal grandmother, Effie Howard Ragsdale. A graduate of West Georgia College and the University of Georgia, member of Beta Sigma Phi chapter of Alpha Chi Omega and the DAR, she was a founding member of the Cherokee Historical Society. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Canton, where she volunteered in the church library for 29 years and was for many years a teacher for the Joy Sunday School Class. June Hart Wester was the daughter of the late Dr. Charles Raymond Hart and Irma Ragsdale Hart of Temple, granddaughter of Dr. Charles Arthur Hart and Bertha Powell Hart of Dallas, and Dr. George Warner Ragsdale and Effie Howard Ragsdale of Hiram. Her sisters Elaine Hart Smith and Carole Hart Clifton, and infant brother Charles Raymond Hart Jr also preceded her in death. She leaves behind her loving husband, Bill Wester, daughter Julie Wester, granddaughter Sophie Wester Teague, son and daughter in law Charles William and Tricia Wester, grandchildren Joda and Todd Foster, and great grandchildren, Ellie, Davis and Ford Foster. Funeral Services Will Be held 1:00 P.M. Tuesday August 24, 2010 from the Chapel of the Darby Huey Funeral Home . Rev. Nathan Brandon and Chaplain Hal Cole officiating . Interment in the Georgia National Cemetery . Family will receive friends Monday 3 PM – 7 PM at Funeral Home . In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial offerings in her honor for the First Baptist Church Canton building fund or Habitat for Humanity. The Caring Staff of the Darby Huey Funeral Home in Charge of Arrangements .

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June Wester

August 31, 2010