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Day: June 13, 2020

William Lester

Conroy Haley
June 13, 2020August 4, 2023

William Lewis Lester, an artist and art teacher, was the son of John Lewis and Mildred Matilda (Padgett) Lester, born on August 20, 1910, in Graham, Texas.

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