Jessie duMont

Born in Quincy, Massachusetts on June 16, 1939, Jessie was the daughter of the late Francis Anderson and Josephine (Thomas) Anderson. Jessie graduated in the class of 1957 from Barnstable High School in Hyannis, Massachusetts.

She was the Director of Religious Education at Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville for 25 years. Jessie was truly adored by the many families she supported during her long career of service. She helped thousands of children and young adults throughout Cape Cod advance their faith and love for God. Through her dedication to many important charities, Jessie helped countless people around the world live a better life.

Jessie also led Our Lady of Victory’s Catholic Youth Organization, and was involved in Cursillo and Ultreya for the Fall River Diocese. She was tirelessly devoted to many important social justice and human rights causes, such as ending world hunger, which inspired her to serve on the Diocese’s International Affairs Committee and found the Cape Cod Chapter of Bread for the World. Her efforts on behalf of charitable causes such as Bread for the World and Heifer Project International earned her recognition in 1975 as one of the Outstanding Young Women in America, and enabled Jessie to meet her role model, Saint Teresa of Calcutta.

Jessie was the twin sister of Robert Anderson and Jessie’s dearest friend and sister-in-law, Claudia, of Barnstable Village; the sister of the late Francis Anderson and his late wife Wanda, of Preston, Connecticut; and the late Ronald Anderson and his wife Joan, of New Port Richey, Florida. She was the former wife and lifelong friend of the late William W. duMont, Jr. of Yarmouthport.

Jessie was an inspiration to many, especially her children: her daughter, Hilary Johnson and her husband, Kenneth of Cherry Hills Village, Colorado and East Orleans; her son Stephen duMont and his wife, Pamela of Coto de Caza, California; her daughter Suzanne duMont Perez and her husband, Esten of Norwell; and her daughter Nancy duMont of Stowe, Vermont.

The legacy of her love lives on in her beloved grandchildren, Alexandra and Isabel Johnson; Stephen Jr., Hannah, William and Griffin duMont; Gregory Schmidt; Maxwell and Mya Perez; and Leila duMont Flanagan.

Jessie’s selfless, caring, warm and fun loving personality changed many lives for the better. She lived each day to the fullest, which included many visits with her children and grandchildren, walks by the ocean, travels across Europe, and daily trips to her favorite ice cream shops. Her loving spirit will continue to guide those who were blessed to have known her.

Visitation will be on Thursday, March 15 from 4-7pm at Doane Beal & Ames Funeral Home, 160 West Main Street, Hyannis. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, March 16 at 10am at Our Lady of Victory Church, 230 South Main Street, Centerville. Burial will follow at Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery, Pine Street, Centerville.

Donations in Jessie’s memory may be made to Bread for the World at http://bread.org/ or the Alzheimer’s Association at https://alz.org/.

For online condolences, please visit www.doanebealames.com