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.