Betty Sue (Caldwell) Kessinger

Betty Sue was born November 10, 1933, in Quanah, Texas, to the late Daniel Otis and Opal June Caldwell. She grew up on the family farm and citrus orchard with sister Lou and brothers Dan and Lee. She graduated from Lyford High School in Lyford, Texas, in 1951. On Christmas Eve 1953, Betty Sue married the love of her life, Harry Joe “Beau” Kessinger. After her graduation from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, they moved to Houston, Texas, where Beau worked for Humble Oil & Refining Company (now ExxonMobil Corporation ) until his death in 1985. The Kessinger Family made Sugar Land, Texas their home from 1967 until 2010, when Betty Sue relocated to Kemah, Texas. Betty Sue poured her heart and soul into making a wonderful home for her husband and their children, Carl and Carla. She thoroughly enjoyed grandchildren, great-grandchildren, granddogs and grandkitties, gardening, and gambling.

Betty Sue is survived by her sister, Louise Repp, brothers, Dan Caldwell (Connie) and Lee Caldwell (Cissie), son, Carl Dale Kessinger, daughter, Carla Jo Hunt (Allen), grandchildren, Stephanie Mackey (Andrew), Michael Hardee, and Jacqueline Hardee, great-grandsons, Cooper and Cole Mackey, step-grandchildren, Clayton Hunt (October), Paige Garcia (Josh), and Madelyn Hunt, and step-great-grandchildren, Raven Hunt and Hayden, Daemon, and Greyson Garcia.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a live streamed funeral service which will take place at Memorial Oaks Chapel, Houston, Texas, on Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 at 11:30am. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.memorialoaksfunerals.com for Betty Sue's family. A Celebration of Life will be scheduled after the pandemic has ended.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in the memory of Betty Sue Kessinger to the Volunteer Services Council of the Richmond State Supported Living Center (RSSLC) where her son, Carl Dale, resides. Checks should be made payable to VSC of RSSLC and mailed to Volunteer Services Council, Richmond State Supported Living Center, 2100 Preston Street, Richmond, Texas, 77469.