The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday January 9, 1951 William D. Kesselring. William D. KESSELRING, 74, retired machinist, died Monday night at his home, 426 Wilson. He was born October 30, 1876 in Dublin Mills, Pa., and had been a resident of Topeka 40 years. He was a member of the Oakland Methodist Church and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie A. Kesselring of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Arthur Snider, and Mrs. Ray Knight, both of Topeka, and Mrs. Robert Alexander, Arma, Kan.; 10 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Mary E. Fields, Neponset, Ill., and Mrs. May Snyder, Eugene, Ore.; and a half-brother, Glenn Kesselring, Bayfield, Colo.