Hunter James Kesterson of Hensley, Arkansas was born March 13, 2002 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of James "J.J." Kesterson, Jr. and Gaysha Sims Kesterson. He attended Calvary Missionary Baptist Church and Immanuel Baptist Church in Sheridan, and East Union Baptist Church in East End. He was a Senior at Sheridan High School and was employed at Lybrands Animal Clinic.

Hunter went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 near Sheridan, as a result of an automobile accident. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Pat Sims, great grandfather, Bill Kesterson and great uncle, Doyle Kesterson.

He is survived by his mom, Gaysha Sims Kesterson, and dad J.J. Kesterson and wife Meredith; sister, Jayde; brother, Drake; grandparents, James Sr. and Debbie Kesterson; Susan Massey, Bobby Sims; great grandmother, Marion Kesterson and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, extended family members, classmates, and friends.

My Son. He is not described in just one word or phrase. He was so many things to so many people. He was simply amazing and easy going . H e had a sweet spirit like my Mother had. He was smarter than he gave himself credit for and one of the funniest people I knew. He was so loyal, once you had him in your life, he would never turn his back on you. He loved so openly and honestly and so purely with no limits and no conditions. H e had a love of music, as does his whole entire family. He was an old soul, but very cool in his own right, which I would never tell him because I needed him to think I only thought of him as a lame teenager. Just like he said I was a lame Mom but I knew that he knew I was the coolest, he just wasn't going to admit it. He always said it while grinning ear to ear , so I knew it wasn't his truth. I admired him more that he could ever have imagined. He stood by his Faith, even when multiple blows of life should've pulled him down. He amazed me at his resilience and strength. The wisdom he imparted to me not only as an adult, but as a parent truly blew me away. He was wise among his years and wasn't afraid to speak his mind and call you out when he knew you were wrong. I adored him from the very first day I held him in my arms and have never and will never stop adoring that Beautiful Man that he became . I am so proud God picked me to be his Mother.

Hunter was an amazing brother. I could spend all day trying to come up with a word that described how amazing he was but there is not a single word in any dictionary powerful enough to describe him. He was not only my brother he was my best friend. I enjoyed singing with him, laughing with him, and crying with him. He was one of the best people I ever knew, and I loved him with all my heart.

I love you forever, Your Sissy, Jayde

Hunter loved the Lord. He loved his big crazy family and he LOVED HIS FRIENDS whom he considered just has much his family as his blood. His face lit up anytime he talked about his big group of besties. I never knew a person could have so many BEST friends, but he considered them all Just That. His faith was amazing, strong and steadfast. He was a true testimony to everyone who knew him. He loved hunting and lived up to his God given name "Hunter". His most recent passion was duck hunting and he just couldn't wait to get out there in nature with his buddy and get those ducks. He also loved fishing and has so many pictures of his catches. He enjoyed all types of music and shared songs with his friends and family. He studied God's scriptures and wanted to live his life by those words. Hunter was truly faith driven, and lived by the command to "Love One Another, as Christ loves us".

Psalm 118:14 The Lord is my strength and my defense; He has become my salvation.

God is greater than the highs and lows

A Memorial Service will be 11:30 A.M. Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at First Landmark Baptist Church in Sheridan with Bro. Shawn Hill and Bro. Brent Williams officiating. There will be no visitation.

Memorials may be made to Calvary Missionary Baptist Church Youth Group or to Lybrands Animal Clinic to help with abused and sick animals.