JoAnn Menefee Kessler Obituary

We are sad to announce that on September 12, 2025 we had to say goodbye to JoAnn Menefee Kessler of Fayetteville, West Virginia. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of JoAnn Menefee Kessler to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, William Menefee and Hazel Menefee (Haymaker); her husband Paul "Butch" Kessler; her brothers, William Menefee, Jr. and Johnny Menefee; and her sons-in-law, Rodney Sutphin and Mike Szoke.

She is survived by: her children, Nancy Martin (Roger), Mary James (David), Karen Szoke, Paula Conner (Keith), Paul Kessler, Jr. (Chris), Shelby Drennen (Johny) and Debbie Miller (Frankie); her grandchildren, Michael James, Rodney Sutphin (Stephanie), Miranda Martin (Geoff), Christina Fitzwater (Chris), Brittany Sutphin (Holly), Kayla Martin, Megan Begley (Nathaniel), Samantha Bowen, Butch Kessler, Shawn Kessler, Taylor Barley (Isaac), Madison Martin (Seth) and Courtney Akey (Bryce); and her siblings, Jacky Menefee, Wilma Gelfeld, Mary Pearson, Peggy Greene and Nancy Smith. She is also survived by ten great grandchildren.