Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthOct 14, 1927, Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia [53382]
DeathJan 7, 1998, Roanoke City, Virginia [53382]
BurialMountain View Cemetery, 1401 Mountain View Road (Rt. 651), Vinton, Roanoke County, Virginia [53382]
FatherJames Cedric SAUNDERS (1908-1965)
MotherLora Maud McGEORGE (1906-1988)
Spouses
Marriage1941 [53377]
Obituary Online notes for Eleanor Colleen SAUNDERS
Eleanor Colleen Saunders Keith, 71, of Vinton, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, January 7, 1998.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and was preceded in death by her mother and step-father, Lora and Alvin Lawhorn and her father, James C. Saunders and granddaughter, Deanna K. Bowden.
Surviving are her husband of 57 years, Willis (Bill) Keith; a daughter, Carolyn Keith, of the home; sons and daughters-in-law, William (Billy) and Connie Keith, James (Jimmy) and Sarah Keith, all of Roanoke; sister and brother-in-law, Norma Jean and Aubie Loyd, Vinton; granddaughters and their husbands, Sonya and Gerry Paige, Kathy and Claude Underwood, Mitzi and Ellis Hale, Cindy and Nelson Defibaugh; grandson and wife, William and Tonya Keith; grandson, Brian Keith; grandson- in-law, William B. Bowden, all of Roanoke and Vinton; special great-grandson, J.W.; and 13 other great-grandchildren; uncle and aunt, Frank and Chan McGeorge, of Vinton; sister-in-law, May Neal, Roanoke; several nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel, 1 p.m. Friday, January 9, 1998 with the Rev. Troy B. Webb officiating, burial in Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel after 11 a.m. Thursday.
Roanoke Times, Jan. 8, 1998 [53382]
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and was preceded in death by her mother and step-father, Lora and Alvin Lawhorn and her father, James C. Saunders and granddaughter, Deanna K. Bowden.
Surviving are her husband of 57 years, Willis (Bill) Keith; a daughter, Carolyn Keith, of the home; sons and daughters-in-law, William (Billy) and Connie Keith, James (Jimmy) and Sarah Keith, all of Roanoke; sister and brother-in-law, Norma Jean and Aubie Loyd, Vinton; granddaughters and their husbands, Sonya and Gerry Paige, Kathy and Claude Underwood, Mitzi and Ellis Hale, Cindy and Nelson Defibaugh; grandson and wife, William and Tonya Keith; grandson, Brian Keith; grandson- in-law, William B. Bowden, all of Roanoke and Vinton; special great-grandson, J.W.; and 13 other great-grandchildren; uncle and aunt, Frank and Chan McGeorge, of Vinton; sister-in-law, May Neal, Roanoke; several nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel, 1 p.m. Friday, January 9, 1998 with the Rev. Troy B. Webb officiating, burial in Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel after 11 a.m. Thursday.
Roanoke Times, Jan. 8, 1998 [53382]
Obituary Online notes for Willis Andrew (Spouse 1)
Willis Andrew "Bill" Keith, 86, of Roanoke, went to join his loved ones in Heaven Friday morning, May 11, 2007.
Bill was formerly of Vinton and had for the last seven years lived with his son Billy and his wife, Connie.
Bill was retired from Norfolk Western East End Shops and was a Navy Veteran of World War II.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Colleen Keith; a daughter, Carolyn Keith; and a granddaughter, Deanna Bowden.
He is survived by son, Billy Keith and his wife Connie; son, Jimmy Keith and wife Sarah; seven grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews; a special sister-in-law, Norma Jean Loyd; and his beloved pet, Haley.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday, May 14, 2007 at Oakey's Vinton Chapel. Burial with Military Honors by V.F.W. Post #1264 will follow in Mountain View Cemetery in Vinton.
The family will receive friends Sunday, May 13, 2007, from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. at Oakey's Vinton Chapel (982-2221).
Published in the Roanoke Times from 5/12/2007 - 5/13/2007. [53383]
Bill was formerly of Vinton and had for the last seven years lived with his son Billy and his wife, Connie.
Bill was retired from Norfolk Western East End Shops and was a Navy Veteran of World War II.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Colleen Keith; a daughter, Carolyn Keith; and a granddaughter, Deanna Bowden.
He is survived by son, Billy Keith and his wife Connie; son, Jimmy Keith and wife Sarah; seven grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews; a special sister-in-law, Norma Jean Loyd; and his beloved pet, Haley.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday, May 14, 2007 at Oakey's Vinton Chapel. Burial with Military Honors by V.F.W. Post #1264 will follow in Mountain View Cemetery in Vinton.
The family will receive friends Sunday, May 13, 2007, from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. at Oakey's Vinton Chapel (982-2221).
Published in the Roanoke Times from 5/12/2007 - 5/13/2007. [53383]