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Kessler, Callie Whitfield

Kessler, Callie Whitfield

Male 1917 - 1995  (77 years)

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  • Name Kessler, Callie Whitfield 
    Born 22 Oct 1917  Effingham County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Aug 1995  Emory University Hospital - Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 19 Aug 1995  Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery - Rincon, Effingham County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Findagrave.com Memorial #68119760
    Person ID I6972  Coursey-Sansing Tree
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2020 

    Father Kessler, Andrew Whitfield,   b. 23 Nov 1879, Effingham County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1941, Effingham County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Helmly, Annie Matilda,   b. 26 Sep 1885, Effingham County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1968, Effingham County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Family ID F2901  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dickerson, Mildred Mary,   b. 26 Mar 1924, Bulloch County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 2004, Rincon, Effingham County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Children 
     1. Kessler, Richard
     2. Kessler, Mary Ann
     3. Kessler, Marilyn
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2020 
    Family ID F2908  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Obituary


       


      Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA) - August 19, 1995
      Deceased Name: OBITUARIES


      Callie W. Kessler , retired developer, builder of Days Inns
      Rincon - The funeral for Callie W. Kessler, a Rincon native and a retired builder and developer, will be at 10 a.m. today at Jerusalem Lutheran Church near Rincon, with burial in the church cemetery.


      Mr. Kessler, 77, died Thursday of complications from surgery at Emory University Hospital.


      A member of the board of directors, he organized the construction of the New Ebenezer Retreat and Conference Center in 1975. He also spent many hours at Jerusalem Lutheran Church, constructing the Sunday school building and renovating the historic church sanctuary.


      After building several Days Inns in Georgia and South Carolina in the early 1970s, he became vice president of construction for Days Inns of America.


      Surviving are his wife, Mildred Dickerson Kessler; three children, Mary Ann Kessler Berry of Bowling Green, Ky., Marilyn Kessler Doyle of Winter Park, Fla., and Richard Callie Kessler of Orlando; two sisters, Rosa Mae Wilde of Garden City and Ila Ziegler of Rincon; and three grandchildren.


      Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA)
      Date: August 19, 1995