Ora Helen Keeton, 1924 (age 100 years)

Name
Ora Helen /Keeton/
Family with parents
father
mother
18951983
Birth: May 2, 1895 36 27 Scotts Hill, Decatur Co. TN
Death: November 10, 1983Decatur Co. TN
Marriage MarriageOctober 5, 1919Decatur Co. TN
10 months
elder brother
19201995
Birth: July 27, 1920 23 25 Decatur Co. TN
Death: April 23, 1995Knoxville, Knox Co. TN
22 months
elder sister
19221993
Birth: May 16, 1922 25 27 Decatur Co. TN
Death: October 18, 1993Parsons, Decatur Co. TN
22 months
herself
4 years
younger sister
17 months
younger sister
4 years
younger brother
19322006
Birth: December 30, 1932 36 37 Decatur Co. TN
Death: September 20, 2006Huntingdon, Carroll Co. TN
19 months
younger brother
23 months
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Family with Kenneth B. Hearington
husband
19141961
Birth: October 13, 1914
Death: January 1, 1961
herself
Marriage MarriageSeptember 17, 1948Decatur Co. TN
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Helen Hearington
Decaturville, Age 86
2/9/11

Helen Keeton Hearington
Helen Keeton Hearington, 86, passed away Friday, February 4, 2011 at Westwood Healthcare in Decaturville. She was born February 28, 1924 on the family farm in the Dunbar Community of southern Decatur County. She was the third child born to Bedford B. and Ora (Duck) Keeton whom both preceded her in death.

She was a graduate of Decaturville High School and later received her B.S. Degree from Memphis State University. She was a teacher at Bartlett High School in Memphis before retiring and returning home in 1979 to help care for her parents.
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Sunset #154 and the Bath Springs United Methodist Church where she served as treasurer for a number of years.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Hearington; brothers, Charles and Billy Keeton; sisters, Ruth Lafferty and Dorothy Blankenship.

Her survivors include sisters, Marjorie (Fred Lee) Fiddler of Lexington, Sue Reynolds of Jackson and brothers Donald (Anne) Keeton of Greensboro, NC and Bryan Keeton of Bath Springs, as well as several nieces and nephews.
Her funeral service was held Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 1 PM at Decaturville First United Methodist Church with burial following in Keeton Cemetery near Bath Springs.

Reed’s Chapel - Decaturville was in charge of arrangements.

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