Kessel, Russel (Dr.)

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Source: Jackson Herald

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Obituary Date: 1977-06-21

Information: RITES SUNDAY FOR PHYSICIAN - Dr. Russel Kessel, of Charleston, died Friday in Jackson General Hospital, Ripley.  Before his recent retirement,  he was chief medical examiner of the West Virginia Workmen's Compensation Fund.  He was a former chief of staff of St. Francis Hospital.  A native of Jackson County, Dr. Kessel was a graduate of West Virginia University and Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.  He began his practice in Charleston in 1927.  He was preceded in death by two brothers, both physicians, Dr. Royal Kessel and Dr. Ray Kessel of Ripley.  He was a former president of the West Virginia and the Kanawha County Medical Associations, the Charleston Lions Club, the Kanawha Country Club, the Fleming Hunt Club and the Navy League.  Dr. Kessel was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Southeastern Surgical Congress.      He was a retired Navy captain, a World War II veteran and served in the Selective Service System for ?.  Dr. Kessel was a member of Kappa Sigma social fraternity, Phi Beta Pi medical fraternity and Phi Sigma Nu intermedical fraternity. He was a member of the Elks Lodge, the Masons, the Scottish Rite Bodies, the Beni Kedem Temple and the Royal Order of Jesters.  He was a member of the Christ Church United Methodist, the American Legion and the Virginia-West Virginia Seniors Golf Association.      Surviving:  wife, Pauline M.; daughters, Mrs. James A. Cross of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. James T. Hughes of Ripley; five grandchildren.  Service was Sunday in Christ Church United Methodist, Charleston with the Rev. Aldred P. Wallace officiating.  Burial was in Pine Hill Cemetery, Ripley.  Wilson Funeral Home, Charleston, was in charge of arrangements.