Betty Sue Brewster Lester, 86, of New Eagle, died Sunday, May 30, 2021 in Manor Care, Whitehall. She was born February 4, 1935 in Keystone, West Virginia, the daughter of Carl and Bertha Lockhart Brewster.
Betty spent most of her life in West Virginia and was a member of the Baptist Church in Cyclone, where her and her husband, Virgil were very active. In 1966, Betty moved from West Virginia to Monongahela where she resided for numerous years. She was employed at Corning Glass in Charleroi from 1976 to 1992 until she retired to care for her older brother, Ezra, who took ill. She loved spending time with her children, playing bingo and going to the casinos.
She is survived by two daughters and a son, Marilynn Taylor and Virgil "Bossy" Lester with whom she made her home, and Delena Hudock and husband Gene of Finleyville; three sisters, Verna Scott of Dallas, North Carolina, Buelah Scott of Mt. Holly, North Carolina, Sara Ball of Stanley, North Carolina.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Lester, Sr. who died December 23, 1996; son-in-law, Chris Taylor who died May 30, 2016; three brothers, Ezra, Dennis, and Everett Brewster; and two sisters, Luella Cottle and Mary Belle LeGrand.
Friends will be received on Saturday, June 19, 2021 from 2-3 PM in the Riverview Baptist Church, 405 Main Street, New Eagle, where a memorial service will begin at 3:00 PM with the Rev. David Johnson officiating. Betty will be laid to rest in the family plot at Short's Cemetery in Briar Creek, West Virginia.