Mary Leverne Lester
October 24, 1941 – September 10, 2025

Mary Leverne “Charlie” Lester, 83, of Milton, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at Vitality Living in Milton.

Funeral services for Mrs. Lester are at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Dr. Bill Baker will officiate. The family will receive friends at Clark Funeral Home immediately following the service. Services will conclude at the chapel. Private interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA.

Survivors include her son, Donavan Scott Lester and his wife, Angela Jill Lester of Alpharetta, Georgia; and her grandchildren, Zoe Anabelle Lester and Ella Caitlyn Gross, both of Alpharetta, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Maude Rehberg.

Leverne was born on October 24, 1941, in Cairo, GA, to the late Charlie Perry Rehberg and Maude Leu Hopkins Rehberg. She received her bachelor’s and specialist degrees in education from the University of Georgia in Athens. She retired as the head guidance counselor from Westover High School in Albany, where she served for more than 32 years, touching countless lives with her encouragement, compassion, and belief in her students. She was of the Methodist faith.

Known affectionately as “Charlie” by family and friends, she poured her heart into her loved ones after retirement. Her greatest joy was being a grandmother—cheering from the sidelines at soccer games, clapping proudly at dance recitals, and making every moment count. She also enjoyed traveling and exploring new places, always treasuring the simple joys of life.

The family will receive friends at Phillip Drew’s home on Monday, September 15, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Flowers can be sent to Clark Funeral Home in Cairo, GA. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of your choice.