Mr. Cleophus Ester, 63, of Pine Bluff passed Sunday, July 8, 2012. He was born in Pine Bluff to the late Willie Ester, Sr. and Erma (Fuller) Ester.

Survivors include Wife, Charlotte D. (Treadwell) Ester of Pine Bluff; Sons, Jerome Ester of Munich, Germany, Lemarcus Ester of Conway; Daughter, Lynne Lockhart of Texarkana, TX; Step-Daughter, Tiah Denton; Brothers, Willie Ester, Jr., Horace Woods; Sisters, Verma Kelley all of Pine Bluff, Catherine Gardner of Detroit, MI, Etherine Bennett of Pine Bluff, Bettie Kelley of Dallas, TX, Loretta Woods of Muskegon, MI; 4 Grandchildren.

Services will be Saturday, July 14, 2012 at New Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Pastoria by Rev. Clark Thomas at 3:00p. Burial will be in Forrest Lawn Cemetery by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff.

Visitation will be Friday from 4:00-7:00p at the funeral home.

The body will lie in state at the church from 2:15p until time of service.

The family will be at 1506 South Utah Street, Pine Bluff.