Kessa B. Beckwith

October 23, 1982 - April 10, 2013

Kessa B. Beckwith, 30, of Ridge Road, New Bethlehem, passed on peacefully surrounded by family and friends early Wednesday morning, April 10, 2013, at her home following a courageous battle with cancer. Born October 23, 1982, in Butler; she was the daughter of Donald M. and Leanne R. Hooks Rankin of New Bethlehem. Kessa was married on June 2, 2007 to Nathan L. Beckwith, and he survives. She was 2001 graduate of Redbank Valley High School.  Kessa worked as a Hygiene Assistant for Brookville Dental. She attended the Oakland Church of God in Distant. Kessa enjoyed gardening and taking care of her children.  She was involved in helping with Redbank Valley Youth Cheerleading and 4-H of Clarion County. In addition to her parents and husband, Kessa is survived by her three children, Bailey, Braylon, and Briggs, all at home; two sisters, Kendra Minnick and her husband, Clint, of Rimersburg, and Karina Rankin and her companion, Dustin Libecco, of Clarion; and a brother, Kord Rankin and his fiancé, Kaci, of New Bethlehem. Also surviving are father and mother in-law, John and Amy Beckwith of Clarion; two sister in-laws, Rochelle Beckwith of Clarion, and Amanda Coradi and her husband, Patrick, of Rimersburg; paternal grandparents, Marshall and Florence Rankin of New Bethlehem; maternal grandparents, Carroll and Lorilee Hooks of Rimersburg; maternal great grandmother, Myrtle Hooks of Tidal; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. She was preceded in death by an uncle, Brett Hooks, and a cousin, Larry Miller, Jr. “Bubby”. The Robert V. Burns Funeral Home, 638 Wood Street, Clarion, is handling the arrangements. Family will receive friends from 2 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 2013, at the Oakland Church of God in Distant. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the Oakland Church of God, Distant, with Rev. Jimmy Swogger, Senior Pastor of the Oakland Church of God, officiating. Interment will be held in the Squirrel Hill Cemetery in New Bethlehem. Memorials and donations can be made to a charity of one’s choice.