Ester Thurlene Monroe, 79, died in Crossville on Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Born in Dickenson County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Belle Branham Puckett, she was a retired auto factory worker. She is survived by her husband, William Monroe; two sons, Kyle Viers and Woody Viers; one daughter Tresa Diane Viers; step-children, Michael Monroe, Patrick Monroe, Howard Monroe, Danny Monroe and Linda Shirley; three sisters, Selma Johnson, American Rasnick and Joyce Lambert; several grandchildren. Funeral services for Ester Thurlene Monroe will be conducted at 10:00 AM Saturday, May 12, 2007 at the Clintwood Funeral Home Rev. Jerry Vitatoe officiating. Burial will follow in the Pressley Cemetery, Stratton. The family will receive friends at the Clintwood Funeral Home after 6:00 PM Friday, May 11, 2007. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.