KATE COTTON KESLER, 88, left this earthly home
on Jan. 8, 2022 from Mesquite, TX.
She was born on Nov. 18, 1933 in Cooper, TX to
Willard & Maurine Jetter Cotton. Kate was raised
and attended school in Cooper graduating in 1952.
She married the love of her life Delmar Glendal
“DG” Kesler in 1953 and they had two wonderful
sons together. She was an Executive Administrative
Assistant for more than 30 yrs. at Western Electric/
Lucent Technologies.
In her free time Kate enjoyed spending time with
her sons, watching her grandchildren in their
various sports, going to church, visiting with
her friends at the Waffle House and the Senior
Center. Kate’s family and friends will always
remember her as fierce defender of her family,
a loving mother and grandma, and the love and
adoration she had for husband who affectionately
called her “Red” for her beautiful red hair.
She is preceded in death by, parents, Willard
Cotton and Maurine Cotton; beloved husband, DG
Kesler; brother, Jerry Cotton. Left to cherish
Kate’s memory is, sons, Michael Kesler and wife
Al’an, Keith Kesler & wife Tonyua; grandchildren,
Kyla Cooke and husband Joe, Austin Kesler and
wife Salome, Kelsey Kesler, Courtney Kesler,
Cody Kesler, Braden Kesler; great-grandchildren,
Kaden Kelco, Kara Kelco, Dominic Cooke, Ella
Cooke, Vinny Cooke, Kyler Jinkins, and Kinsley
Jinkins.