Grace Evelyn Kesterson

1918 - 2008  (90 years)

• Name	Grace Evelyn Kesterson
  Birth	6 Mar 1918	Peabody, Campbell, Tennessee, United States
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Civil District 9, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
  Census	1930	District 9, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
  Death	30 Sep 2008	Oak Ridge, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
  	Grace E. (Kesterson) Sweet , Grace E. Kesterson Sweet, age 90, a resident of Oak Ridge, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008, at NHC of Oak Ridge. Grace was born March 6, 1918, in Peabody, Tenn., and lived most of her life in Oak Ridge. Mrs. Sweet was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Oak Ridge. She was known for her great faith in God and she was always eager to present Christ to each one she came in contact with. Grace was one of the few remaining people of Oak Ridge who knew John Hendrix and his vision for the town of Oak Ridge. She was an avid gardener who thoroughly enjoyed sharing her flowers as well as her ceramics and wood crafts with her many friends and family members. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Sweet; a son, Arlie Thomas Sweet; her parents, Sam W. and Mary Belle Cox Kesterson; and brothers, Paul, Samuel and Jesse Kesterson. She is survived by sons, Clarence Alvin Sweet and wife, Joyce, of Knoxville, and James Sweet and wife, Linda, of Powell; sisters, Dorothy Riggs and husband, Jack, of Dayton, Ohio, Martha Hill of Harriman, Helen Christopher and husband, Oliver, of Petros, and Ruth Lackey of Coalfield; grandchildren, Bryan Sweet, Susan Hammontree, Kellye Bennett, Jeffrey Sweet, Bradley Sweet, and Christi McGinnis; 11 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Sandra Walls Kesterson of Coalfield, and Lucille Kesterson of North Carolina; and a host of friends and extended family members. The family will receive friends Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, between the hours of 6 and 8 p.m. at Sharp Funeral Home. The funeral will follow in the funeral home chapel at 8 p.m. with the Rev. Steve McDonald officiating. Burial and graveside services will be held Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Anderson Memorial Gardens. The family expresses their most sincere gratitude to the staff of Caris Health Care and National Health Care of Oak Ridge for the care given to Mrs. Sweet during her illness. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 163 N. Jefferson Circle, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Sharp Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements Thanks to Jane Lane for obits.
  Burial	Anderson Memorial Gardens, Dossett, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
  		Sweet, Clarence and Grace E (Kesterson)
  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	I11929	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)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Ann Cox,   b. 30 Sep 1898, Tennessee, United States d. 12 Nov 1983, Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  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	Clarence E. Sweet,   b. 19 Nov 1910, Marlow, Anderson, Tennessee, United States d. 27 May 1992, Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge, Anderson, Tennessee, United States (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	15 Jun 1938	Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
  Children	1. Clarence Alvin Sweet,   b. 25 Apr, Tennessee, United States   2. James Leon Sweet,   b. 2 Apr
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F4514	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 6 Mar 1918 - Peabody, Campbell, Tennessee, United States Census - 1920 - Civil District 9, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Census - 1930 - District 9, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States Marriage - 15 Jun 1938 - Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death - 30 Sep 2008 - Oak Ridge, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Burial - - Anderson Memorial Gardens, Dossett, Anderson, Tennessee, United States  = Link to Google Earth