Mrs. Michelle Ilane Deaton Jester, age 48 of Rome, Georgia, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2023.  She was born on April 18, 1975 in Rome, Georgia and was the daughter of Ilane Kilgore Deaton and the late Eddie Dean Deaton.

Mrs. Jester is survived by her mother; husband, Anthony Jester; daughters, Sierra Lofton and Bria Lofton; sons, EddieDean Lucas and Michael Lucas; and grandchildren, Nova Lofton, Parker Lofton, Avien Reynolds and India Lucas.

Mrs. Jester is preceded in death by her father.

A graveside service for Mrs. Michelle Ilane Jester will be held on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at three o'clock in the afternoon from the Pleasant Hope Baptist Church cemetery.

The family of Mrs. Jester will receive family and friends on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 from one o'clock in the afternoon at until two thirty in the afternoon at Gammage Funeral Home.

The family respectfully request that flowers be omitted and memorial donations may be made to Gammage Funeral Home to help cover funeral expenses.

Messages of condolence can be made to the family by visiting our website and signing the online guestbook at gammagefh.com.

The Olin L. Gammage and Son Funeral Home is handling the arrangements for Mrs. Michelle Ilane Deaton Jester.