Sylvia Marie Hess Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Sylvia Marie Hess of Buchanan, Virginia, who passed away on February 3, 2023, at the age of 97, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Sylvia Marie Hess to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Charlie Lester and Rachel Street Lester; her husband Rev. Earl S. Hess; her children, Lorania Hess and Gary Wayne Hess; her granddaughter Angela Hess; her stepmother Susie Street; and her siblings, Thelma Hess, Edith Owens, Myrtle Lester, J. B. Arwood and Teddy Lester.
She is survived by: her children, Diania Bailey (Robert Carroll) of Deltona, Patricia Dills (John) of Hixson, Tennessee, Rev. James Earl Hess of Fallon and Rev. Larry G. Hess (Brenda) of Cleveland, Tennessee; her grandchildren, Robert Carroll Bailey, Jr., Rebecca Wildenberger, Anita Hess Hammer, Amy Marie, David James Hess and Katherine Marie Hess DeGraw; her siblings, Connie Ratliff (Shorty) of Oakwood, Alice Brown of North Carolina, Dorothy Key of Florida, Judy Hagy (Robert) of Abingdon, Virginia, Tom Lester (Teresa) of Lebanon and Dwight Lester (Maretta) of Rowe, Virginia; her sister-in-law Kathy Lester of Abingdon, Virginia; and her caregiver Faye Harris. She is also survived by fourteen great-grandchildren, expected twin great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
