Ruthie Mae Hester, 89, of Columbus, MS passed away Monday, November 02, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT, Columbus, MS. Visitation will be Wednesday, November 4, 2015 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. Funeral Services will follow at 3:00pm with Bro. Jimmy Ray officiating in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be at Egger Cemetery, Caledonia, MS with Lowndes Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Hester was born February 22, 1926 to late Clarence Holcomb and Maudie Woodham in Winfield, AL. She was a member of McBee Baptist Church in Columbus, and she was a Seminole Seamstress when she was employed. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband-William Lloyd Hester; son-William Allen Hester; and daughter-Shirley Diane Hester. Mrs. Hester is survived by her daughter-Theigh Crosby, Columbus, MS; and brother Gene (Nina) Holcomb, Tupelo, MS. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 800 Avery Blvd., Suite 100, Ridgeland, MS 39157.