Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas • 9

3 Cookin' made her famous When Lucille Hester died Tuesday at the age of what her friends remembered best were two things: her famous barbecue restaurants and her motherly compassion. Mrs. Hester ran the Big Apple at 706 Cliff for 21 years, from the 1930s to the 1950s. From 1954 to 1962 she ran Hester's-on-the-Hill at 2020 Ephriham Ave. For the last several years, she lived in a North Side nursing home.

Mrs. Hester moved there from another nursing home on the West Side so she could look out on the building where Hester's-onthe Hill used to stand, a friend said. Although the building is no longer there, many remember its grandeur. was one of the outstanding showplaces of Fort Worth," said Michael Kelly, who saw the eating establishment as both a patron and city health inspector. "It was so beautifully constructed.

She was very proud of the kitchen. There was much more stainless steel in there than we required in those days." Kelly remembers her second restaurant as a "friendly place to gather." LEROY WILLIAMS Sr. truck driver Services for Leroy Williams 76, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist Church with burial at Ceder Hills. Hedied Wednesday at a nursing center where he had lived for six months.

He attended school at Corsicana but had lived in Fort Worth 39 years. He was a self-employed truck driver for 40 years, and was a member of Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist Church, where he served on the deacon board. Survivors include his wife, Hettie Mae Williams; one son, Leroy Williams Jr. of Arlington; one daughter, Belawender Williams of Fort Worth; six stepsons, James Fuller of Oakland, Willie Fuller of Daytona Beach, Alford Hudspeth and Lee Hudspeth of Fort Worth, Eldrage Hudspeth Jr. of San Francisco, and Willie Hudspeth of Denton; six stepdaughters, Catherine Banks, Dorothy Lane, Earlie Moseley, Trenelm Walker, Claudia Milton and Zelinda Hampton, all of Fort Worth; 37 grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren.

ESTER R. HENDERSON 40-year resident Funeral for Ester R. Henderson, 65, of 2312 Reginald Road, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Rising Star Baptist Church with burial at Skyvue. She died Wednesday ata Fort Worth hospital.

Mrs. Henderson was born in Taylor a and wasa resident of Fort Worth 40 years. She was a member of the Rising Star church and Heroines of Jerico 141. She worked at the Grand Court of Heroines of Jerico from 1957 until she retired in 1975. She is survived by her husband, A.V.

Henderson; a stepson, A.V. Henderson a stepdaughter, Ida Mae Woodard, both of Fort Conley of Los Angeles, grandchildren. HANK RABUN ESTER HENDERSON ESTER HENDERSON Worth; a brother, Vernon and six step former FW sportswriter DALLAS Funeral for Hank Rabun, 68, of Dallas will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Sparkman-Hillerest Funeral Home with burial in Sparkman-Hillcrest Cemetery. Rabun died Thursday at a Dallas hospital.

He was retired 1 regional director for the Steel Workers Union in Dallas. He was former sportswriter for the old Fort Worth Press and also had been a sportswriter for Scripps-Howard newspapers in Washington, D.C.; Denver, and Houston. Survivors are his wife, Eula Rabun of Dallas; a son, Mike Rabun of Dallas; a daughter, Robin Satterwhite of Colorado Springs, two brothers, Marion Rabun of Houston and John Rabun of Fort Worth; and a sister, Bess Covey of El Paso. ALBERT JOHNSON Masonic chaplain Albert "Skeet" Johnson, 96, of 1123 E. Annie died Wednesday in a hospital after a week's illness.

Funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Carmel Baptist Church with burial in Peoples Burial Park. He was a native of Fort Worth. He attended Fort Worth public schools and was a master Mason of Rescue Lodge No. 20, having served aschaplain.

He was a retired employee of the Quartermaster Depot, where he had worked for more than two decades. He was a deacon at Mount Carmel Baptist Church, where he was a Sunday school teacher. Survivors include two sons, Charles Baker and Walter Johnson; three daughters, Gladys Bell, Margaret Quigley and Dorothy Ross, all of Fort Worth; eight grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. UT appointment confirmed AUSTIN (AP) Tom B. Rhodes, chairman of SEDCO, the worldwide oil-drilling company founded by Gov.

Bill Clements, has confirmed he will be named a University of Texas regent, the Austin A American-Statesman said today. Rhodes, 63, is a longtime friend and business associate of Clements. He retired as an attorney and senior vice president of the Dallas oil firm in 1978 to work as treasurer for Clements' successful 1978 campaign to be Texas first Republican governor this century. WYNELL'S FASHIONS (In Willow) 441-8266 New Year's Clearance Sale At Prices you won't believe. Don't take our word for it, come see for yourself.

RACKS RACKS OF Misses Sizes Buy 1 at regular price one -Select another of equal value or less for 14 FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1981 With its big chimney and rustic decor, the restaurant was 'an extremely stylish place" sitting on a hilltop just a few blocks from the Jacksboro Highway, Star-Telegram columnist Jack Gordon said. Aubrey Turner, said she was an exceptionally compassionate woman. When a hurricane caused heavy flooding in the Rio Grande Valley years ago, she drove with Turner to take emergency supplies. "We took a station wagon full of canned goods, sheets, pillowcases and clothing," he said. Mrs.

Hester went because nobody else would go, he said. The people who frequented her restaurants enjoyed not only her charm and style, but also the food. She is survived by a stepson, Jack Snider of Dallas; stepdaughter, Jeanette Porter of California; a brother, Harry Thompson of Bradenton, and one grandchild. Funeral was to be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Shannon's North Funeral Chapel with burial at Rose Hill.

FW officer found shot in River Oaks residence Fort Worth police officer R.L. back to the area where she heard Griffin, 35, of 605 Oaklawn, was the shot," and found Griffin laying found fatally shot at his River Oaks fatally wounded on the floor with a home early today. single gunshot wound to the right A ruling in the death was being side of his head, Hill said. withheld pending an autopsy to- Medical investigator Tommy day by the Tarrant County Medical Harris said the officer's .357 MagExaminer's office. num service revolver was found The shooting occurred about under Griffin near his feet.

6:50 a.m. as Griffin was preparing Griffin was well-known to leave for work. throughout the department. His Sgt. S.C.

Hill, the department's personnel file contained numerinformation officer, said Griffin ous commendation letters from and his wife, Patricia, were drink- Fort Worth residents. ingcoffee when Mrs. Griffin got up The officer was commissioned and went to another room. Jan. 22, 1973, and been heard one gunshot and ran signed to the patrol division.

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