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Published: 2012-06-11 06:33:00
Updated: 2012-06-11 07:57:07

Posted: June 11, 2012

Funeral planned for Bladen deputy killed in crash

Deputy Dwayne Charles Hester

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Deputy Dwayne Charles Hester
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Bladenboro, N.C. — Services have been planned for a Bladen County sheriff's deputy killed Friday in a car crash while responding to a call.

Visitation for the family of Deputy Dwayne Charles Hester, 39, is scheduled for 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday at Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 6414 Center Road in Bladenboro. A funeral will be held in the church's Family Life Center at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Authorities said Hester died in a crash shortly before 11 p.m. Friday while he was responding to a call about an assault with a deadly weapon. No details on the crash have been released.

Hester is survived by his wife and two children. Authorities said he had been a deputy for about a year and previously served as a police officer in Elizabethtown.

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RIP OFFICER, prayers for his family.
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June 11, 2012 10:57 a.m.
This is so sad, such a youing life is over. My heart breaks for his family and friends, and for his sheriff's office family.
bitemedoughboy
June 11, 2012 8:47 a.m.
My heart goes out to his family
Mom120
June 11, 2012 8:28 a.m.
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