Funeral services for Esther Laurene Brister, 86, of Choudrant, La, will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, November 17, 2024, at First Baptist Church in Choudrant, LA.   Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:00 to 2:00 pm.   Officiating the service will be Rev. Gil Arthur.   Interment will follow at Longstraw Cemetery in Choudrant, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes of Ruston.

Laurene was born October 25, 1938, and went to be with her Heavenly Father, surrounded by her family, on November 13, 2024, following a lengthy illness.

She was preceded in death by her husband Bobby C. Brister: parents, Shady and Erma Lee Pesnell; brothers Edroe and wife Betty Marie Pesnell, Harold Pesnell, Bill and wife Christine Pesnell, and Claude Pesnell; one great grandson, Lincoln Thomas Brister.

She is survived by sons Randy Brister and wife Debbie of Ruston, LA, Larry Brister of Choudrant, LA, and Steve Brister and wife Jennifer of Choudrant, LA; six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.

She was a lifetime member of First Baptist Church of Choudrant, LA.  She was a homemaker at heart but did have a 20-year career with the Lincoln Parish Schoolboard.   She loved LA. Tech girls’ basketball and Choudrant High School baseball.

Pallbearers will be Jacob Brister, Lee Brister, T.J. Brister, Clay Brister, Colby Brister and Nathan Colvin.

Special Thanks to all the private sitters and medical staff for all the great care they provided our mother during her illness.

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