1937 - 2008 (71 years)
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Name |
Bernice Louise Keeler [1, 2] |
Birth |
10 Mar 1937 |
Fairfax, Osage, Oklahoma [2] |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
8 Jul 2008 |
Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma [2] |
Notes |
- Bernice Louise Keeler Selvey, resident of Ponca City, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at Ponca City Medical Center. She was 71.
Bernice was born March 10, 1937, on a farm west of Fairfax, the daughter of Chester Otis Keeler and Esta Martha Murrell Keeler. She was raised in both Fairfax and Burbank. She attended Burbank schools until junior high and then went to Ponca City schools where she graduated with the 1956 class.
On Oct. 31, 1955, she was married{ to Edward L. Selvey Sr.} in Guthrie by a woman judge named Mildred Patterson. She was employed at Furr's Cafeteria for 15 years until health issues caused her to retire.
Bernice enjoyed camping and fishing with her family and taking care of her cat, Sally.
She is survived by her husband of 57 years{, Edward L. Selvey Sr. of the home}; four children{, Edward L. Selvey Jr. and wife Linda of Colorado, Creig Selvey of Ponca City, Cindy Headrick and husband Lee, Brad Selvey and wife Angie of Ponca City}; six grandchildren{, Jeremy Johnson, Luke Garrison, Trina Selvey, Kyle Selvey, Gabby Hellman, and Sydney Selvey, all of Ponca City}; two great-grandkids{, Nicholas Johnson and Jesilyn Johnson, both of Ponca City}; two sisters{, Violet Ross of Ponca City and Phyllis Hamill of Tulsa}; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Millard, Don and Duane Keeler; and one sister, Loretta Rankin.
{Casket bearers for the service will be Jeremy Johnson, Luke Garrison, Mick Keeler, Christopher Ryan, Bart Kling and Doug Long.}
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 12, at Sunset Baptist Church with the Rev. Daniel Clark officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel. Memorial contributions can be made to Sunset Baptist Church, 915 Greenwood Avenue, Ponca City, Okla. 74601. {The family will receive visitors at Cindy's home, 1500 Blackard Lane in Ponca City.} [2]
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Person ID |
I18355 |
Mindrum |
Last Modified |
3 Apr 2013 |
Father |
Chester Otis Keeler, b. 22 Feb 1898, Missouri d. 17 May 1969, Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma (Age 71 years) |
Mother |
Esta Martha Murrell, b. 15 Sep 1908, Howell Co., Missouri d. 11 May 1991, Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma (Age 82 years) |
Marriage |
14 Feb 1927 |
Fairfax, Osage, Oklahoma [3] |
Family ID |
F9961 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S4399] Loretta B. Rankin obituary, The Ponca City News, 7 May 2004.
- [S4400] Bernice Louise Keeler Selvey obituary, The Ponca City News, 10 Jul 2008, page 3A.
- [S4331] Ancestry World Tree, Descendants of William Ward & Mary Blackwell & Allied Families, www.ancestry.com.
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