This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lester, Bradford, Wallace Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/2623 Message Board Post: Max Lester was killed instanly on last Friday evening when the automobile which he was driving struck the underpass on 10th street in Oklahoma City. Max Lester was a brother of "Studie" Lester and "Spec" Lester who reside in Cheyenne, and he owned property in Roger Mills County. Max grew to manhood in Cheyenne where he resided with his parents, the late Jim Lester, Roger Mills County sheriff. While yet a very young man he went to Oklahoma City where he worked a a plasterer, an occupation he followed until his death. Funeral services for Mr. Lester were conducted in Cheyenne Monday afternoon with Rev. C.B. Reneau, pastor, delivering the sermon, after which burial was in the Cheyenne cemetery. The Baptist church, where the services were held was crowded to capacity by friends of the family who gathered to pay last respects to one they had known as a friend of former years. Cecil Max Lester, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Lester was born April 10, 1905 at Enid, Oklahoma and moved to Cheyenne with his parents in 1908. He departed this life Friday, January 31, 1947 at the age of 41 years, 9 months and 22 days. His father preceded him in death in July, 1932. He was the fourth of seven children. Max leaves to mourn his loss two children, Barbara Kay and Vickey Sue of Oklahoma City; his mother, of Shamrock, Texas; two sisters and four brothers; Mrs. J.P. Bradford, Shamrock, Texas; J.M. Lester Jr. of Cheyenne, Mrs. H.A. Wallace, Mountainbough, Ark.; M.W. Lester, Oklahoma City; C.W. Lester, Cheyenne; and Robert W. Lester of Oklahoma City; seven nieces and nephews, a number of other relatives and a great host of friends. Max was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Oklahoma City. The Masons of Cheyenne had charge of the funeral. Burial Cheyenne Cemetery, Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. (Cheyenne Star Feb. 16, 1947)