Funeral services for Robert Galen Hester, 71, of Marshall, TX, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev. Rusty Rustenhaven officiating. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Hester passed away January 7, 2015 at his home. Robert Galen "Bob" Hester was born in Marshall, TX, on December 31, 1943, to William Galen Hester and Betty Lovelady Hester. He was a graduate of Fort Stockton High School. Robert married Vickie Adkisson on October 26, 1991, in Marshall. Bob served his country in the U.S. Air Force. He retired from Texas Utilities as a Warehouseman. He enjoyed cooking, playing 42, fishing and being around friends and family. Robert enjoyed helping people with their cattle. He was an avid outdoorsman. Surviving Robert are his wife, Vickie Hester of Marshall; mother, Betty Hester of Maryville, TN; mother-in-law, Rosa Adkisson of Marshall; step-daughter, Stacy Burns and husband Keith of Marshall; step-son, Bernie Shaw and wife Katherine of Elysian Fields; his twin brother, William Knight Hester; sisters, Linda McMunn and husband Bill of Ormond Beach, FL, Betsy Halliday of Maryville, TN; nephew, Martin Jackson of Ormond Beach, FL; niece, Lauri Stockman and husband, Tim of Ormond Beach, FL; 4 grandchildren, Britney Childress, Brandon Childress, Morgan Shaw and Mariah Shaw; great grandson, Kaden Childress; and numerous family in Morgan City, LA. Preceding Robert in death was his father, William Galen Hester and father-in-law, Bobby Adkisson. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Mitten, J.J. Smith, Scott Glasgow, Larry Ford, John Ellis and Perry Bobo. Honorary pallbearers will be Joe Black III, Martin Jackson, Ward McClendon and Donnie Weir. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Fairview Cemetery Association, 400 Alice Hope Road, Marshall, TX 75672,Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 501 Indian Springs Road, Marshall, TX 75672 or HeartsWay Hospice, 205 E. Austin, Marshall, TX 75672. A special thanks to physicians and staff of Texas Oncology in Longview and the nurses and staff on the Oncology Floor at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview and the staff of HeartsWay Hospice.