Lester Walter Best, of Dixon, was born on March 17, 1922 at Dixon, the only son of Walter Freeman and Amanda (Boulware) Best and departed this life at 9:50 a.m., Wednesday, June 30, 2010, in the Phelps County Regional Medical Center, Rolla. Mr. Best had attained the age of 88 years, 3 months, and 13 days.
Mr. Best was united in marriage on February 14, 1946, at Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Edith Maxine Hamilton and to this union four children were born. His parents and five sisters, Juanita Best, Thelma Baker, Pearl Moore, Mildred Brown, and Dorothea Vaughn, preceded him in death.
Mr. Best was a veteran of the United States Air Force; a member of the Hancock Christian Church and the Liesmann-Roberts American Legion Post No. 298, Dixon. He had worked as a carpenter, being owner and operator of Best Cabinet Shop in Dixon for many years. He enjoyed singing gospel music, fishing, hunting, woodworking, and bingo.
Those left to mourn the passing of Mr. Best include: his wife, Maxine Best, of the home, Dixon; two sons, Richard Best, Dixon, and David Best, Florissant; two daughters and one son-in-law, Rosalie and Bob Benefiel, St. Robert, and Anna Wells, Edmund, Oklahoma; one sister, Pauline Edwards, Dixon; eleven grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were conducted for Mr. Best at 1:00 p.m., Friday, July 2, 2010 in the Hancock Christian Church with Pastor Gary Day officiating. “Beulah Land” and “I’ve Got a Mansion Just Over the Hilltop” was sung by Jimmy Moore for the funeral service.
Interment with full military honors was in the Seaton Cemetery, near Dixon under the direction of the Long-Kloeppel Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Dixon. Pallbearers for Mr. Best were Don Baker, Rodney Baker, Beryl Baker, DeWayne Brown, Chuck Edwards, and Clint Moore. Military Honors were provided by members of the Liesmann-Roberts American Legion Post No. 298, Dixon.
Memorials are suggested by the family to the Hancock Christian Church, with envelopes available at the office of the Long-Kloeppel Funeral Home, Dixon.
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