Mary Alice Lester

Mary Alice McCraw Lester, 81, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2026. Mary was born in Wake County, NC on December 20, 1944 to Huel Columbus McCraw and Carrie Elizabeth Haley McCraw.

She was preceded in death by her parents; Huel & Carrie McCraw; her husband, Richard Smith Lester; daughters, Elizabeth Faye Lester Teague, and Caroline LaDonna Lester. She is survived by son; Richard Smith Lester II; grandsons, Thomas Chance Teague, Jonathan Miles Teague and her church family at Reynolda Church in Winston-Salem.

Graveside service and interment will be at Evergreen Memory Gardens on September 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM officiated by Pastor Alan Wright.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM at Reynolda Church, 2200 Reynolda Rd., Winston Salem, NC.