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Bernice Louise Keeler

Female 1937 - 2008  (71 years)


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  • Name Bernice Louise Keeler  [1, 2
    Birth 10 Mar 1937  Fairfax, Osage, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Death 8 Jul 2008  Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [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]
    Person ID I18355  Mindrum
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2013 

    Father Chester Otis Keeler,   b. 22 Feb 1898, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1969, Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Esta Martha Murrell,   b. 15 Sep 1908, Howell Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1991, Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 14 Feb 1927  Fairfax, Osage, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F9961  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Family ID F12618  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jul 2009 

  • Sources 
    1. [S4399] Loretta B. Rankin obituary, The Ponca City News, 7 May 2004.

    2. [S4400] Bernice Louise Keeler Selvey obituary, The Ponca City News, 10 Jul 2008, page 3A.

    3. [S4331] Ancestry World Tree, Descendants of William Ward & Mary Blackwell & Allied Families, www.ancestry.com.