Richard A. Lester, 66, of 131 NE 4th, died Friday in a local nursing home.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m., Saturday in Resurrection Cemetery directed by Vondel L. Smith Mortuary. Born in Ft. Smith, Ark, he was a retired carpenter.

Survivors include a son John R. of Kansas City, Kansas.

Transcribed and submitted by Margaret Gagliardi, January 2009.