Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. in the McDonald Funeral Home for Earl Philip Kessling, Sr. 86, of Carriere, Miss., who passed away Monday, October 19, 2009 in Carriere.

A native of New Orleans, La., he was a Pot Operator in the Aluminum Industry.

He was preceded in death by his parents: Philip Francis Kessling, Sr. and Henrietta Lang Kessling; one sister, Lucielle Antoine; and two brothers: Harold Kessling and Philip Kessling.

Survivors include: his wife, Sylvia Williams Kessling of Carriere; one daughter, Barbara Patrolia of Lynchburg, Tenn.; three sons: Earl P. Kessling, Jr. of Picayune, Miss, Glenn Kessling of Carriere; two sisters: Clotilde Venturella and Agusta Langlois of St. Bernard, La.; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 11 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. in the McDonald Funeral Home.

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