Margaret Phyllis Kessinger

Miss Margaret Phyllis Kessinger, 82, of High Point, N.C., died Friday at Pennybyrn at Maryfield. Born June 4, 1928, in Clifton Forge, Va., she is a daughter of the late Samuel K. Kessinger and Ethel Shughrou Kessinger. Miss Kessinger graduated in 1949 from Dunbarton College of the Holy Cross in Washington, D.C. She spent her career as a school teacher and retired from the Fairfax County Public Schools. She was preceded in death by her cousin and lifelong friend, Sally Ann Nelson. Miss Kessinger is survived by a brother, the Reverend David Kessinger O.S.B.; and a sister, Sister Dolores Kessinger C.S.C. She is also survived by cousins, Alexander M. Nelson III and wife, Betty, of Roanoke, Va., Alexander M. Nelson IV, of Radford, Va., Christopher M. Nelson and wife, Tracey, and their children, Chandler and Hayes, L. Coleman Nelson, Charles L. Nelson and wife, Elizabeth, and their children, Lucas and Julia, all of Roanoke, Va.; and special friends, Mrs. Bonnie Compton and Mrs. Marie Collins. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Monday in the Maryfield Chapel with the Reverend David Kessinger O.S.B. celebrant. Graveside services will be held 4 p.m. Monday at Mountain View Cemetery in Clifton Forge, Va. The family will greet friends Sunday afternoon from 4 until 6 p.m. at Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be given to Pennybyrn at Maryfield, 107 Penny Road, High Point, N.C. 27260. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.cumbyfuneral. com. Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point.