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Welcome
On behalf of the family, I want to thank you for being here today.
Chester’s life is worth celebrating, and you do him a great honor by being here.
Today, I want to do three things.
I want to celebrate Chester’s life.
I want to comfort those of you who are grieving.
I want to worship and glorify Jesus.
One of the greatest ways accomplish all three of these goals is to look at the gifts that God has given Chester.
1 Corinthians 13:13 “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
May we see these qualities in Chester, and see them point to the God who gave them to him.
Scripture: Romans 8:31-39
Prayer
Tribute to Life
Chester’s love.
Chester loved his family.
He was married to Margaret Dosier Wilson.
They were active in the church and community in many ways.
They loved to travel.
They especially enjoyed the Eastern US and New York City
Chester had one daughter, Brenda, who he loved very much.
Chester also had a grandson, Jack Whitaker, and Step-Grandson, John Whitaker, who he loved.
Chester loved his church.
Chester served as a deacon at VBC.
He was active at VBC as long as he was able to attend, and he served in a variety of capacities.
Chester loved his country.
He served in the navy onboard the hospital ship USS Benevolence and tended to prisoners of war in the Pacific Theatre.
He witnessed the signing of the peace treaty between Japan, Britain, and the US in Tokyo Bay.
Chester loved his work.
He was the only member of his family to graduate from high school.
He worked with his father growing tobacco on the UK research farm, and eventually went to work for National Distillers.
Eventually, he became a storekeeper-gauger who locked and unlocked the distilleries so they could operate.
He did this at Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, and Castle and Key. .
Chester loved life.
Chester was a member of the Landmark Masonic Lodge in Versailles.
He also served Habitat for Humanity.
He gave dollar bills to little children.
An older gentleman had given him a dollar when he was younger, and he said, “It’s just nice to have a dollar in your pocket.”
He loved basketball and especially baseball.
He played for the Versailles Independents for the old Bluegrass League, and he once took a train to North Carolina to try out for the minors.
He loved golf, and he caddied for the likes of Halprice Headly and Silas Mason.
Finally, he was in Times Square on VE Day, when the famous picture of the serviceman hoisting the nurse and kissing her was taken.
Chester lived a full life, but Chester’s life has just begun.
Chester’s Faith
Chester’s faith shows us His eternity.
Chester’s faith can be our faith.
2 Corinthians 5:21 “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
Chester’s Hope
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