Janet Elizabeth Kesling

Janet Elizabeth Sproles Kesling returned to the arms of her Heavenly Father on November 3, 2007, after a 30-year battle with multiple sclerosis. Janet was born in Bethesda, Maryland, to Coman Leonard and Sadie Gifford Miller Sproles. She married Willard Ray Kesling, Jr. on September 6, 1969, in Rockville, Maryland. They were later sealed in the Washington Temple. Janet and Will lived in Pensacola, Florida and Jekyll Island, Georgia, while Will served in the Navy. Afterward, they made their homes in Tennessee, Indiana, Utah and Florida. Janet was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as a Counselor in the Relief Society in the Mt. Vernon, Indiana, and Logan, Utah Wards. She also served in the Cub Scouts for many years and received many awards of merit. Janet was a member of the Northern Utah Choral Society when Will was the Artistic Director. Janet?s homes were tastefully decorated and she worked hard to keep them clean and neat when she was able. She was a ?Super Mom? to her son Shawn. Janet had a sunny disposition and never complained of her illness. She also had a wonderful sense of humor. Janet is survived by her husband Willard R. Kesling, Jr. of Gainesville, Florida; son, Shawn Michael Kesling of Gainesville, Florida; her parents, Coman L. and Sadie M. Sproles, of Logan; her sister Bonnie J. Messina and her husband Jerome of Frederick Maryland; her brother, Mark Coman Sproles of Littlestown, Pennsylvania; her mother-in-law, Mabel M. Kesling, of Gainesville, Florida; her father-in-law, Willard R. Kesling, of Smithsburg, Maryland; her Aunt, Jean M. Headley of Middletown, Virginia; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held at 12:00 noon Thursday, November 8, 2007 at the Logan City Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Nelson Funeral home. Condolences may be extended to the family online at www.nelsonfuneralhome.com or sent directly to Dr. Will Kesling, 7810 SW 50th Road, Gainesville, Florida, 32608 or emailed to wkesling@ufl.edu . In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be donated in Janet?s name to: Gainesville Civic Chorus Fund
c/o Gainesville Community Foundation
2622 NW 43rd Street, Suite B-3
Gainesville, FL 32606-7428 Janet, we will miss your sweet spirit, but look forward to being reunited with you, with all your faculties restored, in the Resurrection.