Henry P. Kestner, son of the late Joseph Kestner and Birdie Scates Kestner, was born on March 3, 1924 in Dudley, Missouri and passed away on November 8, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff at the age of 89 years.

Mr. Kestner had worked as a highway concrete finisher for Fred Weber Construction Company of St. Louis, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in World War II and the Korean War and a resident of Dudley.

On December 29, 1950, he was united in marriage to Velma Hurt in Piggott, Arkansas.  Mrs. Kestner survives at the home.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Henry D. Kestner and his wife, Linda, of Dexter; by one brother, Joseph Elton Kestner of Dexter; by two grandchildren, Suzanne Kelley and Andrew Kestner; by two great-grandchildren, Caitlyn and Ally Kelley; and by three step-great-grandchildren, Kalieb Hill, Shellbie Hill and Chance McCoy.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, John Howard Kestner and Joseph Robert Kestner; and by one brother, Franklin “Carl” Kestner.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Sunday, November 10, 2013 from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. 

Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Danny Collins officiating.  Interment will follow in the Dudley Cemetery.