Dorotha Elizabeth Kesterson

1923 - 2011  (88 years)

• Name	Dorotha Elizabeth Kesterson
  Birth	18 Aug 1923	Oliver Springs, Roane, Tennessee, United States
  	May have been born in Claiborne Co. Per her sister Ruth, Dortha's daughter, Teresa, has 3 birth certificates for Dot listing 3 different places of birth.
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 9, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
  Burial	12 Feb 2011	New Hope Cemetery, Oak Ridge, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
  Death	25 Nov 2011	Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
  	Dortha Elizabeth Kesterson Riggs of Dayton, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Nov. 25, 2011, in her home. Mrs. Riggs was born Aug. 18, 1923, in Anderson County, Tenn. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sam W. Kesterson and Mary Cox Kesterson; her eldest son, Joseph Paul Padgett Sr.; three brothers, infant Samuel, Paul and Jesse Kesterson; and a sister, Grace Sweet. Mrs. Riggs is survived by her husband of 52 years, Jack Riggs of the home; sons, Elvis Padgett and David Riggs; daughter, Teresa Pierce and her sons, Jacob and Jeremiah Behnken; granddaughters and Melinda Padgett Smith, Treva Padgett, and Joseph, Jeff, Tim and Chris Padgett, Paul's children. She is also survived by three sisters, Martha Hill, Harriman, Tenn., Helen (Mrs. Oliver) Christopher, Petros, Tenn., and Ruth Lackey, Coalfield, Tenn.; 15 nieces and nephews and their spouses, and a host of extended families and friends. A private service was held Dec. 2, 2011, at New Hope Cemetery in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
  Siblings	7 Siblings
  1. Grace Evelyn Kesterson,   b. 6 Mar 1918, Peabody, Campbell, Tennessee, United States d. 30 Sep 2008, Oak Ridge, Anderson, Tennessee, United States  (Age 90 years) ▻ Clarence E. Sweet,  m. 15 Jun 1938   2. Rev. Paul Carter Kesterson,   b. 6 May 1921, Oliver Springs, Roane, Tennessee, United States d. 24 Dec 1985, Cape Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States  (Age 64 years) ▻ Lucille Burress,  m. 25 Aug 1945   3. Dorotha Elizabeth Kesterson,   b. 18 Aug 1923, Oliver Springs, Roane, Tennessee, United States d. 25 Nov 2011, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States  (Age 88 years) ▻ Harry Cecil Padgett,  m. 15 Oct 1941 ;   Jack Riggs,  m. 18 Dec 1958   4. Martha Mae Kesterson ▻ Hubert Wily Hill,  m. 29 Nov 1947   5. Jesse Monroe Kesterson,   b. 23 Dec 1929, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States d. 20 Jan 2008, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States  (Age 78 years)   6. Helen Lou Kesterson   7. Ruth Isabell Kesterson ▻ Davis Boyd Lackey,  m. 6 Jun 1959   8. Samuel Luther Kesterson,   b. 24 Nov 1938, Oliver Springs, Roane, Tennessee, United States d. 27 Nov 1938, Oliver Springs, Roane, Tennessee, United States  (Age 0 years)
  Person ID	I11927	Main Tree
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Samuel Whetson Kesterson,   b. 16 Jul 1894, Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States d. 2 Jul 1962, Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Cox,   b. 30 Sep 1898, Tennessee, United States d. 12 Nov 1983, Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1916	Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
  		Marriage Record: Kesterson, Samuel and Cox, Mary
  Photos		Kesterson Family Children of Sam and Mary Kesterson (except Paul). From left: Helen, Martha, Ruth, Jesse, Grace and Dorothy.
  		Kesterson Children This says "at Clairfield" but I believe it was made in Elza Gate where the Kesterson's used to live (Lupton's Crossroads). They are Paul, Grace, Dorothy and Martha Kesterson with the to far right girls unknown.
  Albums		Kesterson (1) Descendants and relatives of Sam Kesterson of Coalfield
  Family ID	F4308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Harry Cecil Padgett,   b. 29 May 1912, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States d. 21 May 2001, Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, United States (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1941
  Children	1. Elvis Samuel Padgett,   b. 18 Jun   2. Joseph Paul Padgett,   b. 14 May   d. 11 Nov 2009, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F4511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jack Riggs,   b. 16 Feb
  Marriage	18 Dec 1958
  Children	1. Theresa Riggs
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F4512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Aug 1923 - Oliver Springs, Roane, Tennessee, United States Census - 1930 - District 9, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States Burial - 12 Feb 2011 - New Hope Cemetery, Oak Ridge, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death - 25 Nov 2011 - Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Marriage Kesterson/Padgett Marriage certificate of Dorothy Kesterson and Harry C Padgettj

  
  

• Notes

  Memories by Judy: Granny and Grandpa Kesterson moved from Coalfield to a community near Harriman TN. The road they lived on was an inverted "U" and granny and grandpa lived at about 11o'clock on that "U". Aunt Martha and Uncle Hubert lived about 3:00 on the "U" and I used to go through the woods between the two houses when we would visit with Granny. I was probably not more than 5-6-7 years old. Aunt Dorotha and Uncle Harry Padgett lived in a small, silver mobile home in the woods. One day I was r running through the woods towards Granny's house when Uncle Harry stopped me. He stooped down to my level and told me he was leaving. I don't remember anything else he said or how long I stayed there, just that he stopped me and told me he was leaving. He may have told me I'd never see him again--I don't precisely remember any other details. The only other memory I have of Harry is several years later when I was in my teens. Mother was going to Oak Ridge to shop and had several of us children with her. We were in Oliver Springs, getting near Oak Ridge, turning the curve just before the intersection of Highways 62 and 61. Mother told us not to look a certain direction, that she thought that Uncle Harry was on a motorcycle and he would want to come to our house if he recognized us. She was trying to avoid him. I never heard anything else about Uncle Harry after that. Judy Kesterson Solis 03-03-07 Mary Cox Kesterson told her granddaughter, Judy Kesterson Carter, that her mother died a few days after Dorothy was born and Mary didn't get to go to her funeral because of that. She also said they were planting sweet potato slips when Dorotha was born and that she would come to the house and run tepid water over her wrists to cool down her body before she breast-fed Dorothy. Mary's mother was buried in the White Oak Cemetery in Campbell County. Her son, Jesse, and granddaughter, Judy, went to the cemetery and tried to find her grave. It was not marked and we did not find the grave. Judy Kesterson Carter Spradlin