A North Georgia couple killed in a weekend car crash near Homer will be laid to rest during a joint military funeral service on Thursday.
The funeral service for 22-year old Brittany Hester and her husband, 25-year old Lyndon Hester, is scheduled for 2 pm Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Chapel of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home in Cornelia. Visitation is from 5-8 pm Wednesday, Oct. 22, at the funeral home.
The Hesters, who have family in Baldwin and Mt. Airy, were living in Commerce at the time of their deaths.
Originally from Hershey, Pennsylvania, Brittany was a 2010 graduate of Eastern Lebanon County School District and Lyndon was a 2009 graduate of Banks County High School. After graduating Brittany and Lyndon both joined the U.S. Army . They met while in service and married in February of 2011. They will be buried with full military honors.
The couple died in a two-car crash on Highway 15/U.S. 441 Saturday. It happened around 11:10am just south of Sample Scales Road in Banks County. The Georgia State Patrol says Brittany Hester was driving north toward Baldwin when she ran off the road, lost control of her car and skidded across several lanes of traffic. The car then crossed the median and struck a gold Honda Pilot driven by 62-year old Cynthia BoBo of Sautee Nacoochee.
Authorities say the Hesters were dead by the time they arrived on the scene. Their two children were injured in the wreck. Six-month old Jaycee Hester was lifeflighted to Scottish Rite Hospital in Atlanta in critical condition. Three-year old Justen Hester was transported to Athens Regional Medical Center with apparent minor injuries.
Authorities say Bobo and her 9-year old granddaughter, Brelan Sieveking of Sautee, were taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. Bobo’s daughter, Molly Sieveking, says her mother remains in the hospital. Her daughter was discharged from the hospital Saturday.
Molly Sieveking released a statement to Now Habersham this afternoon on behalf of her family:
“It was such a tragic accident. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Hester family. Our hearts will always be with those little babies that were involved.”
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