Lester D. Hoover, 59 years old, of Newport, passed away Saturday March 14, 2026. He was born June 3, 1966 to the late Arthur and Elizabeth (Martin) Hoover. He enjoyed fishing, camping where he would feed the bears marshmallows and chips and watching football on the television.

  Lester is survived by his wife, Jennifer Rudy; children Cheyenne Hoover, Shawntai Marie Lin Sarver, Derringer Hoover and Dustin Heckert; twin brother Daniel  Hoover and brother Jeffrey Hoover; sisters Sobrenia Andrews and Brenda Hoover Kaiser and five grandchildren.

     Contributions are requested to the David Myers Funeral Home, Newport to assist  with funeral expenses.