Lee (Hester) Carmen, 92

Lee (Hester) Carmen, 92, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, of natural causes.

Lee was born on Feb. 12, 1923, in Wilson, Oklahoma, to Claude and Ethel Hester. Lee was raised in Wilson with her two siblings, Jack and Luaree Hester.

At the peak of her career she became the first female landsman for (then) Samedan Oil Corporation, from where she retired in 1986. In life, she raised her two children, Roy and Marilee, and welcomed many grandchildren into her family over the coming years.

She was known for her love of sports, donating to several charities throughout the world in hopes of making the world a better place.

She was preceded in death by her daughter Marilee Davis, son Roy Carmen, granddaughter Petra Leach, grandson Brian Leach, parents Claude and Ethel Hester, and great-great-grandson Nathan Evans.

She is survived by her son-in-law, Louis Davis, grandchildren John Leach, Shannon Iris and Stacey Leach-Kirchoff; great-grandchildren Carina and Joe O’Canna, Sebastian and Ashley Weiss, Sammy and Joel Corkery, Michelle Leach, Adelei Carman, Jack Anderson, and Ian and Osa Kirchoff; and her great-great-grandchildren, Isaiah Evans, Annamarie Hopkins, Liliana and Joey O’Canna, Mandey Weiss, Damian Krause, Madison and Marley Corkery; and her nephew, Mike Hester.

Funeral services were held Oct. 24 at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home. Her remains will be lain to rest next to her son Roy in Highlands Cemetery in Durant, Oklahoma.

May her soul eternally rest in peace, for she will be dearly missed by all those who loved her.