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January 17, 1939 –  March 12, 2005  Wilbert Lee “Will” Hestand age 66, of Sadler, lost his battle with Pancreatic Cancer on Saturday, March 12, 2005. Services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at Meador Funeral Home Chapel of Whitesboro, officiated by John Barnett and assisted by Rev. Andy Turner. Interment will follow at Mount Tabor Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Meador Funeral Home, Monday from 6-8 P.M.
Wilbert was born on January 17, 1939 to Rufus Earl and Dorothy Marie (Farrington) Hestand in Tioga, Texas.

Wilbert married Marilyn Whittenton on February 2, 1985 in Tom Bean, Texas.

He attended school in Howe, Texas and later served in the US Army 4th Division from April 1962 until April 1968. He was previously employed at Big Mineral Camp on Lake Texoma as Maintanence Supervisor. Will was also a lifetime member of Amvets.

Mr. Hestand is survived by his wife, Marilyn Whittenton Hestand of Sadler; Sons, Lee Hestand and Ronnie Hestand; Daughters, Elizabeth Moon and Cynthia Cox and husband Mike. Brothers, Edwin Hestand and wife Shirley, Kenneth Hestand and wife Barbara and Jerry Hestand and wife Dianne; Sister, Jackie Turner and husband Harold. Nine grandchildren, Misty and Christy Hammons, Dalton and Garret Hestand, Ryan Robertson, Virginia Cox, Maranda Moon, Katie and Patrick Murphy; Uncle, Raymond L. Hestand; Aunts, Jean Wallace and Opal Todd; nephews and neices, Gary, Tony, Phillip, Jimmy, Debbie and Janice Hestand, Andy and Brady Turner.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Rufus and Dorothy Hestand; Daughter, Christine Marie Hammons Meadows.

Pallbearers are: John Barnett, Roy Don Erwin, Bobby Platt, Robert McElyea, David Seagrave and Mike Sharp.

Honorary pallbearers are: Jim Liles, Roy Holmes and Jerry Rawle.

Don’t think of him as gone away, his journey’s just begun. Life holds so many facets. This earth is only one. Wilbert was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. Today we will count blessings, one by one, we’ll picture the moon and the setting sun. We’ll capture this moment, and cherish the day, of memories that time can not take away.

God saw you were getting tired and a cure was not to be. So he put his arms around you and whispered “come to me.” With tearful eyes we watched you, and say you pass away. Although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the “Best.” God has you close in His loving hands, surrounded by family and friends. Together with faith, we will see this through, and be glad for the place He has prepared for you.

Together we’ll walk one day at a time, God will hold your hand, while you hold mine. We will walk one foot and then the other, now our world is quiet, and you are missed like no other.