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Paulyne N. Lester

  • October 3, 1922 - July 1, 2009
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
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“My thoughts and prayers are with you. I am so sorry for your loss. God bless you always. ”
1 of 6 | Posted by: Vicki Scott - Pine Bluff, AR

“Dear Mr. Lester,My thoughts are always with you and your family.Your Tulsa World carrier,Lynn McCoy ”
2 of 6 | Posted by: Lynn E. McCoy - STILLWATER, OK

“Bill,So sorry to hear of Paulyne's passing. She was a wonderful woman with such a sweet sweet spirit. We will miss seeing her on Monday's. I will...Read More » ”
3 of 6 | Posted by: Joey & Teena Friend - Stillwater, OK

“Dr. Strange and Tarre, I am so sorry for the loss of your mother. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Pat Elsener ”
4 of 6 | Posted by: Pat Elsener - Stillwater, OK

“Mike, I am sorry for the loss of your Mother. I have a lot of memories of her from my childhood (from Spiro First Baptist to special occasions at...Read More » ”
5 of 6 | Posted by: Mona Autry - Stillwater, OK

“Mr. Lester, Please accept my deepest sympathy for the loss of your wife. She was a beautiful person inside and out and I thought alot of her. I am so...Read More » ”
6 of 6 | Posted by: Martha Colvin - Fort Smith, AR


Paulyne N. Lester was born October 3, 1922, in Spiro Oklahoma to Willis and Vera (Chrestman) Nelson. She was a graduate of Spiro High School then attended Eastern State Teachers College. She worked in California for the Kaiser Ship Building Company during WWII and then was employed by Shanahan Insurance and Finance in Poteau for several years.In 1994, Paulyne married John W. "Bill" Lester. They lived in Fort Smith, Arkansas for several years then Paulyne and "Bill" moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma in 2002, to be closer to her son.She is survived by her husband, John W. "Bill" Lester of Stillwater, Oklahoma; one son, Michael W. Strange and his wife Tarre of Stillwater, Oklahoma; one sister, Ramona Redwine of Spiro, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Spiro First Baptist Church and a member of the Easter Star Spiro Chapter #144.She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother Stearl Nelson