Hester C. Power's Obituary
Hester Power passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 5, 2018. She was born in San Antonio, TX on Sept. 12, 1922 to Grover and K. Marcelia Carroll. She married Carlton H. Power in 1943 and they moved to Memphis in 1954. Hester was involved in PTA at Grahamwood and East High, the Girl Scouts, Reach to Recovery, various bridge and garden clubs, and especially her church circles.Hester was preceded in death by Carlton in 2012, her parents and brother, Grover Carroll, Jr. She is survived by her daughters, Patricia Underwood of Orange Beach AL and Sandra Insalaco (Sam) of Snoqualmie, WA, 4 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.A special thanks to her aides Irene Williams and Linder Johnson for the love and care they offered for many years.Memorials may be made to Second Presbyterian Church, or the Trezevant Foundation. Services were private.Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38119 (901) 767-8930. “Celebrating Life… Behind the Stone Wall”.
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