Jessie Irene Cunningham Dethloff

 United States

  • Date Of Birth: May 14, 1923
  • Date Of Death: June 6, 2013
  • State: Mississippi

Dethloff, passed away from this life at

St. Dominic Hospital from a heart condition on June 6, 2013, at the age of 90. Ms.

Dethloff was born in Moss Point, MS, on May 14, 1923, to Carver Lanier

Cunningham (deceased) and Cora Irene Rodgers Cunningham (deceased).

Park in Madison. During WW II she served as a

WAVE in the U.S. Navy. After the war she

married her childhood sweetheart, Robert Lee Dethloff (deceased) of Escatawpa,

MS, on October 24, 1945. Together they

raised three children, Richard Dethloff (deceased), Karen Kirkpatrick, and

Terry Seal. Ms. Dethloff’s career

included running a mom and pop grocery store in Moss Point, MS, working at

Engles Ship Yard, the Veterans Administration, FHA, the Unemployment Service

Commission, and she retired in 1973 after working a long career from the IRS. Ms. Dethloff loved to travel

and after retiring she and her husband traveled in an Airstream trailer for

seven years touring the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

such as England, France, and Spain. In

addition to her interest in traveling, she loved to draw and paint. She loved music and learned at an early age

to play the piano. While taking piano

lessons at the age of 4, it was discovered that she could play by ear. Growing up she played the French horn for the

Moss Point High School Band, and as an adult she loved to listen to music,

especially the classics. In addition she

was a member of the Lost Battalion and Survivors of the U.S.S. Houston

Association. Ms. Dethloff was a hard

working, loving, and caring person. She

especially loved and cared for her family.

She was always there for anyone who needed her, and she always did her

best in all situations. She touched the

hearts of all who knew her. She faced

life with courage and conviction. She

leaves behind two daughters, Karen Kirkpatrick and Terry Seal (spouse, Daniel

Seal), two granddaughters, Kristin Kirkpatrick and Julie Roy, and two great

grandsons, David Roy and Jason Roy. She

is preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Dethloff, her son, Richard

Dethloff, her sister, Margie C. Dethloff, and her brother, C.L. Cunningham. She was loved and will be

greatly missed by her loved ones left behind to continue their journey on this

earth.

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