Ralph Jester, 76, of Fort Wayne died Sunday at the Allen County Health Center. Born in Delphi Feb. 28,1898, he was the son of Sereno and Blanche Kite Jester. He was a retired meat cutter and grocery employee. Surviving are his wife, Ethel; two daughters, a brother, Glen Jester of Wilmington, Delaware, and a sister, Mrs. Raymond (Mary) Shriver of Rt. 3, Logansport. He was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today (Wednesday) at McComb Funeral Home in Fort Wayne, with interment also in Fort Wayne.

Carroll County Comet, April 17, 1974