Evora (Bell) McKesson was born October 15th, 1944 in Fort Coffee, Oklahoma, to her proud parents Ollie Bell and Annie B (Phillips) Williams.
She had five sisters and three brothers on her mother’s side of her family: Clarence Chambers, Trucella (Jake) Jeffrey, Emma (Sylvester) Franklin, Billie (William) Bunch, Jimmy Ann Coates, Gladys (William) Clark, Leroy Haskins II, and Jimmy Haskins. To her father’s credit she had five sisters and one brother: Sedalia Youngblood, LaVera Bell, Clara Bell, Teresa Cook-Young, Carolyn Young, and Leonard Bell. Evora graduated from Spiro Public Schools at the top of her class. She attended College in Findlay Ohio, and soon after she returned home she went on to marry the young man that laid a claim on her at age 9 and was her high school sweetheart Mearilon Odell McKesson on July 9th, 1963, and to this union they had three children Mearilon Gabby McKesson II, Exodus McKesson, and Meloni (Eric Avanya) McKesson and 1 foster daughter the late Priscilla Regina Holmes. She had 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Elder McKesson enjoyed pastoring her church Divine Word International Ministries in Fort Coffee, Oklahoma, working with the Fort Coffee Senior Citizen, directing the Fort Coffee Community Food Program, and for 6 years being the treasurer for the town of Fort Coffee. She worked for 16 years at Rheem manufacturing plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas until such time as she followed her heart to pursue her life in the ministry in California.
Evora was a licensed and ordained minister in Compton, California. Evora was preceded in death by her parents Ollie Bell and Annie B. Williams, mother-in-law Esther Lee Griffith, brothers Clarence Chambers and Leanord Bell, sisters Trucella Jefferies, Sedalia Youngblood, La Vera Bell, Leonard Ball, and Clara Bell. She leaves behind to cherish her memory many family and friends that had a very special place in her and the families’ heart.
There will be a private viewing for family and close friends Friday April 17, 2020.
Memorial Services will be Saturday April 18, 2020 at 11 am via Facebook Live.
If you’d like to be a part please contact Meloni McKesson (479)763-5472 or MeOchea Pittman (479)462-9963
Services are under the direction of Mallory-Martin Funeral home in Spiro, Oklahoma.
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