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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Marvin Wendell Kester
Marvin Wendell
Kester
July 1, 1928 — October 9, 2026
Palmyra
Funeral Services for Marvin Wendell Kester
Visitation
Tuesday
Grace Evangelical Free Church
5:00 - 7:00 pm (Central time)
Funeral Service
Wednesday
Grace Evangelical Free Church
10:30 - 11:30 am (Central time)
Marvin Wendell Kester's Obituary
Services for Marvin Wendell Kester, 98, of Palmyra, Iowa who passed away Friday, October 9,2026 in Indianola will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at Grace Church in Indianola with burial following in the Palmyra Cemetery.
He leaves to mourn in his passing his children, Janet (Bruce) Holen, Kenneth Kester and Roger (Kathy) Kester; one granddaughter, Alyssa (Ryan) Downing; and three great-grandchildren, Danny, Madalyn and Colton Downing. He was preceded in death by his wife Orlea Kester; parents, George and Beulah Kester; sister Marilyn (Forrest) McCleeary.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at the church.
Memorials in memory of Marvin may be given to Grace Church.
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