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    3. Obituary: Miller County Autogram Sentinel, March 1979 Pearley Keeth, 88, of Dixon, a former resident of Tuscumbia, died Friday, March 16, at a Waynesville hospital. A native of Miller County, Keeth was born July 7, 1890, a son of Andrew (Jack) and Mary Thomas Keeth. He was first married to the former Miss Nancy Shelton, who died Nov. 20, 1955. On Feb. 3, 1959, he was married to Louise Vaughan, who died Oct. 27, 1974. A lifelong resident of Miller and Pulaski counties, Mr. Keeth was a retired farmer. He was a member of the Doggett Hill Assembly of God at Tuscumbia. Survivors include: six sons, Oral Keeth, Eldon, Onis Keeth, Tuscumbia, Leo Keeth, Idaho Falls, Idaho, Paul Keeth, Crocker, and Donald Keeth and Kenneth Keeth, both of Dixon; two daughters, Mrs. Martha Hawk, Eldon, and Mrs. Alice Hawkens, Tuscumbia; five sisters, Mrs. Maggie Wright and Mrs. Anna Meredith, both of Eldon, Mrs. Oma Pemberton, Brumley, Mrs. Lulu Gillham, Kansas City, and Mrs. Gladys Pemberton, Pacific; 36 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. The funeral was conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, March 19, with the Rev. Bill McGarity officiating. Burial was in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Iberia. Obituary: Miller County Autogram, November 1955 Nancy Ollie Keeth, daughter of Joseph and Alice Shelton, was born in Pulaski County, Missouri, January 15, 1897 and passed away at her home in Tuscumbia, Mo., Nov. 20, 1955 at the age of 58 years, 10 months and 5 days. On March 22, 1912, she was united in marriage to Pearley Keeth and to this union 11 children were born. She was a member of the Assembly of God church at Tuscumbia. She is survived by: her husband; six sons, Oral of Lake Ozark, Onis of Tuscumbia, Leo of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Paul of Iberia, Donald of Tyndall, Fla., and Kenneth of Amarillo, Tex.; two daughters, Mrs. Geraldine Hawk of Tuscumbia and Mrs. Alice Hawken of Tuscumbia; six sisters, Mrs. Laura Long, Mrs. Ethel Deardeuff, and Mrs. Emma Colvin of Iberia, Mrs. Zedna Crumley, Mrs Linna Stamper and Mrs. Janice Reimensnider of Iberia; one brother, Orville Shelton of Crocker; 23 grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the Pleasant Hill Christian Church, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 1955 at 2:00 p.m., the Rev. John Jenkins officiating. Interment was in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery with funeral arrangements under the direction of the Hedges Funeral Homes of Iberia. I have Joseph Leo Keeth born about 1916 and Alice Mae Keeth born about 1927 but am embarrassed to say, I don't have a source documented. Nancy T

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