Crystal Kester Whitney, 39, of Horn Lake, Mississippi (formerly of Bernie, Missouri) passed away September 2, 2021 at Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, Mississippi.

She was born on May 13, 1982 and had previously worked as a dispatcher for the City of Hernando Police Department and the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department.

She is survived by her husband, Richard Whitney, her son, Kannon Whitney, her daughter Kenadie Simmons all of Horn Lake, Mississippi. Her daughter Kaitlynne Raymond of Hernando, Mississippi and her son, Jayden Whitney of Oakland, Tennessee.

She is also survived by her father John Kester and brothers, Terry and Phillip Kester all from Bernie, Missouri.

There will be a visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m. and a Celebration of Life Memorial Service beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 11, at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Dexter, Missouri.