Mr Leighton Kesselring

Leighton Herbert Kesselring was born on December 19, 1936 and he went home to be with the Lord on September 10, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Christine Kesselring, and his children: Lynette Muhle and her daughters Christine (Philip) Grisaffi and their sons Brayden, Bryce and Brantley; and Faith (Will) Overhultz and their son Liam; Michelle Irvin and her sons Leighton and Andrew Irvin He is also survived by five sisters and one brother: Lila Agena, Lorna Miller, Cleo Fresquez, Carolyn Chaon, Carletta Anderson, and Clinton Kesselring He was born in Poplar, Minnesota and moved to Sidney, Nebraska as a boy. At the age of 12, he accepted Jesus as his personal savior. In high school, he lettered in football and continued to be a lifelong Nebraska Cornhusker fan. In April of 1954 he enlisted in the United States Army National Guard part-time and served for three years and received top scores as a marksman. Following, in March of 1960, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and served four years where he received a military commendation and certificate of distinguished service. Throughout his adult life in Kearney, Nebraska he successfully owned two Amoco service stations for 30 years receiving multiple awards for cleanliness, outstanding businessman, and customer satisfaction and was elected by the Midwestern dealers as a one of eleven representatives for 11,000 dealers to the corporate Amoco Oil board in Chicago. He was a long-time volunteer for United Way and received an award for year-round service. After selling the service stations, they bought a Days Inn motel and moved to Doniphan, Missouri. There he received the Chairman’s Award for his commitment to quality by ownership, management and staff. In his later years, he successfully ran his own home repair business called “Honey-do Service” and was talked into going to work as a Maintenance Tech at South Baldwin Regional Medical Center by the CEO, his neighbor. There he received an award for “Most Outstanding Employee of the Year” and eventually retired after 13+ years. His life was dedicated to hard work and excellence in everything that he did and was always willing to go out of his way to help any family members, friends or strangers. Two of his favorite Bible verses were Proverbs 10:4: “Lazy hands make a man poor but diligent hands bring wealth” and Ephesians 2:8-9 “For it is by grace we have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is a gift of God, not by works, so that no one may boast.” Service: Receiving Line: 10am Memorial Service: 11am First Baptist of Foley 221 N. Alston St. Foley AL, 36535. He will be laid to rest at the Barrancas National Cemetery Naval Air Station Pensacola Florida later date

Mr Leighton Kesselring

September 10, 2017

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September 10, 2017

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