A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Illinois > Pike http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=615 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=58863 Submitted by: watersb Article Title: Pike Press Article Date: July 9 2008 Article Description: Obituary of Keller, Elva Catherine Article Text: Funeral services for Mrs. Elva Catherine Keller, 95, of Louisiana, Mo. formerly of Rockport were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 6 at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana. The Rev. Gail Aurand officiated. Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until time of services at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 6 at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Mooney Cemetery at Atlas. Mrs. Keller died Friday, July 4, 2008, at the Maple Grove Nursing Home in Louisiana. She was born Dec. 12, 1912 in Rockport to James and Stella Jane Ogle Mooney. She married Ray Keller Oct. 23, 1944 and he preceded her in death Nov. 4, 1989. She is survived by two sons, Mike Keller of Rockport and Pat Keller and wife, Joyce of Pleasant Hill; and one daughter, Jane Daniels and husband, Walter of Curryville, Mo.; four grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Frances Grimsley of Louisiana. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Delbert Mooney, Thomas Mooney and Gerald Mooney and one great-grandson, Charles Taylor who died Sept. 9, 2007. She graduated from the Rockport High School at Rockport, Illinois. She had been employed at the Louisiana Nursing Home and later at the Maple Grove Lodge Nursing Home in Louisiana, Missouri until her retirement in 1978. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Louisiana. Pallbearers were Glen Williams, Bill Keller, David Grimsley, Michael Grimsley, Bill Grimsley and Dennis Dell. Memorials may be given to AmHeart Hospice or to the Donor's choice in care of Collier Funeral Homes, Inc., 117 Barnard Drive, Louisiana, Missouri 63353 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ IL-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com