Donald W. Kester was born in Ft. Dodge, Iowa in 1914. He married Juanita Smith in 1938. He began preaching in Staunton, MO in 1941. Don attended Freed-Hardeman College and Union University. He graduated with honors from both schools. He has preached for the following churches: Wood River, IL, Salem, IL, Bells, TN, Greenfield, TN, Murray, KY, and Elk City, OK.

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Don is buried in the Hornbeak Cemetery near Greenfield, TN.