Kessel, Clark (Dr.)
Passed:
Age: 62
Source: Jackson Herald
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 1966-08-19
Information: HEART ATTACK PROVES FATAL - Dr. Clark Kessel, 62, Jackson county native and a Beckley physician, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home there Monday evening. He was working in the lawn of his home when he was fatally stricken. He was born at Given and was a son of the late D. E. and Elizabeth Kessel. Dr. Kessel was a member of the First Baptist Church in Beckley. He received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pa. Surviving are his wife, Edna Lilly; daughter, Mrs. Linda Meckfessel of Charleston; son, Clark, Jr., at home; brothers, James and Wade Kessel of Ripley; sisters, Mrs. Alberta Hutchinson of Ripley, Mrs. Lora Dunn of Pennsylvania, and two grandchildren. The body is at the Calfee funeral home, Beckley.