Jennilee Kessinger

May 9, 1920 - July 13, 2008

Jennilee daughter of Laura (Tucker) and Wilmer H. Lindley was born May 9, 1920 in Burlington, Oklahoma. She passed away on the 13th of July at the Sierra Medical Center in El Paso, Texas at the age of 88 years, 2 months and 4 days. She attended the Alva School System and graduated on May 20, 1938. Miss Lindley was married to Paul Kessinger on March 24, 1940 at her parent's home. To their marriage three children, Karen, Johnny and Janice were born. Following their marriage they lived in Enid, Oklahoma for several years then moved to Roswell, New Mexico for a year, later returning to Alva. She worked for the Central National Bank for over 20 years, where she made many life long friends and retired in 1990. Jennilee was a member of the Alva First United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents Mama and Daddy Lindley, two sisters Joann Rea and Margaret Ann Lindley and a son-in-law Joe F. Nickell. Her precious family of survivors, who will miss her very much, are her loving husband of 68 years, Paul, two daughters Karen Nickell, of Oklahoma City and Janice Page, of El Paso, Texas; a son and his wife Johnny and Gayla of Burkburnett, Texas. Nine grandchildren and their spouses: Tommy and Jamie Nickell, Amy Nickell, Debbie and Chris Wright, Mike and Kristie Nickell, Kim and Brian Courtney, Kris and Jeannine Kessinger, Kelli and JP Shirkey, Staci and Robert Pruitt and Angie and Anolo Vaitai. Seventeen great grandchildren: Zachary and Jarod Nickell, Jacob, Joseph and Nicholas Wright, Brock and Madison Courtney, Alyson and Lindley Kessinger, Will, Jackson and Lucas Shirkey, Andrew and Megan Pruitt, Haley, Tristan and Presley Vaitai and baby-to-be Nickell. PDF Printable Version