Benton Co., AR - Obituaries - Laura Lenox Keep

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BENTON COUNTY OBIT
NEWSPAPER UNKNOWN

HOLD FINAL RITES FOR MRS. L. KEEP [Laura Lenox Keep]

Funeral services for Laura Keep were held at 2:00 Tuesday, November10, 1964 
at the Coin Methodist Church, of which she was a member, with the Rev. I. G. 
Wilkins officiating. Interment was at the Elmwood Cemetery at Coin.
Mrs. William Smiley, soloist, sang "Beyond the Sunset" and "In The Garden", 
with Mrs. Gertrude Utter. organist.
Mrs. Dale Earwood, Mrs. Lester Olsen and Mrs. Ray Brownlee were in charge of 
the flowers. William Mannasmith is in Charge of the cancer memorial fund. 
Ushers were Ray Brownlee and W.C. Yeisley.
Pallbearers were the grandsons, Oville D. Keep, Leo Booker Walter Cordt, 
Delbert Nelson Arnold Hall and Ora Horn, Jr. 
Laura E. Lenox a daughter of Richard and Nancy Lenox, was born at Garfield, 
Ark., April 7, 1894, and entered into rest at her home in Coin November 7, 
1964, at the age of 70 years and 7 months. 
She was united in marriage to George Pangburn Keep on June 18, 1911. To this 
union four children were born, Orville A. of Coin, Juanita(Mrs. Ralph Booker) 
of Leavenworth, Kan., Beatrice (Mrs. Leo Gardner ) of Coin, and George, Jr. 
of Shenandoah. 
There are 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren;
three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Howard of Salem, Ill., Mrs. Dora Guss of Gentry, 
Ark., and Mrs.Robert Thornton of Coin four brothers, John Lenox of Pittsburg, 
Kan., James Lenox of Decatur, Ark.,Levi Lenox of Gentry , Ark., and Arthur  
Lneox (Lenox) of Coolidge, Ariz., and a number of nieces and nephews survive. 
She was preceeded in death by one grandson, one great granddaughter and one 
sister.
Relatives attending out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Guss and Shirley of 
Inola, Okla., Mrs. Dora Guss of Gentry, Ark., Kenneth Guss of Bentonville, 
Ark., Mr. and Mrs. Glen Guss Decatur, Ark.,Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lenox, Gravette, 
Ark., Mrs. Lincoln Phillips, Oklahoma City, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cordt, Rodney 
and Charles Mr. and Mrs. Booker Leo Booker, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Nelson, 
Nancy and Eric, all of Leavenworth, Kan., Mr. and Mrs. Ola Horn, Jr., 
Glenwood Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hall, Tabor, Miss Joyce Keep, DesM oines , Mr. 
and Mrs. George Keep, Jr.  Mrs. and Mrs. Orville D. Keep, of Shenandoah.