LESTER H. (JIM) MENTZER, 69, of 605 Ravenwood Drive, Hagerstown, Maryland, died on Thursday, June 1, 2006 at the Washington County Hospital. Born in Hagerstown on February 8, 1937, he was the son of the late Rev. Frank G. Mentzer and Mary Alice Wagaman Mentzer. He graduated from Hagerstown High School in 1955. He was employed with Hagerstown Lumber Company for thirty-five years, retiring in 1992. He was presently employed part time with Food Lion on Frederick Street. He was a member of the St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Williamsport. He was a member of the Valley Art Association. He is survived by his wife of forty-nine years, Audrey Mentzer; one daughter, Lesa Mentzer Bowers of Hagerstown; one son, Douglas Mentzer of Boonsboro, Maryland; one grandson, Douglas Mentzer, II, and wife, Betty, of Hagerstown; two great-granddaughters, Ashley and Megan Mentzer both of Hagerstown; five sisters, Leila Thomas of St. Louis, Missouri, Delores McAllister of Falling Waters, West Virginia, Evelyn Hammond, Jean Cook, and Shirley Ryland, all of Hagerstown; one brother, Paul Mentzer of Hagerstown; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Alice Elliott and Frances Garner; and two brothers, Daniel Mentzer and Frank Mentzer. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p. m. Monday at the MINNICH FUNERAL HOME, 415 East Wilson Boulevard. Rev. Mark A. Sandell will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 7 to 9 p. m. Memorial donations may be made to the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 10813 Donelson Drive, Williamsport, Maryland 21795.