Hester Ann Avent Cardenas

Mrs. Cardenas passed away Sunday afternoon, October 2, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

A native of Bolivar, she was the daughter of the late Phenton and Ena Marie Adams Avent and lived most of her life in Hardeman County. She married Mr. P. J. Cardenas on April 30, 1988 in Chester County and he departed this life on February 15, 2020.

She was a 1966 graduate of Bolivar Central High School and, in her younger years, she had been a member of Middleburg Baptist Church. She loved hunting, fishing on Avent Lake, four-wheelers and visiting with family.

She leaves four sisters, Elizabeth McCommon of Piperton, Hazel Aldrich of Houston, AK, Elane Haino of Bolivar and Georgia (John B.) Philip of Germantown; one brother, Bill (Brenda) Avent of Columbia, TN; one brother-in-law, Gene Hammons (husband of deceased sister, Emily); and one sister-in-law, Donna Avent (wife of deceased brother, Ricky).

Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society. [http://www.cancer.org]