Ms. Tolonda Renea Hester, age 51 of Chattanooga, TN, departed this life Tuesday September 5, 2017 at the Erlanger Medical Center. She was born February 21, 1966 in Sweetwater, TN. She was preceded in death by her father, William Darrell Jones. She was employed at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Chattanooga. She is survived by her fiance, Stacy Springs of Chattanooga, TN; daughter, Autumn Hester of Chattanooga, TN; parents, Herita and Roy LaRue of Dalton, GA; brother and sister-in-law, Darin (DJ) and Jenny Jones of San Antonio, TX; sister and brother-in-law, Kim and Wendell Peebles of Dalton, GA; uncles and aunts, Dennis Miller of Sweetwater, TN, Donna Gann, Blendon and Brinda Burris of Dalton, GA.

Service to celebrate the life of Ms. Tolonda Renea Hester will be Saturday September 9, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. from the Ponders Melrose Chapel with Pastor Chris Corbin officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Friday.

Arrangements by locally owned and operated Ponders Melrose Chapel, Dalton, GA. (706)226-4002 YOUR SELECTED INDEPENDENT FUNERAL HOME