Meriwether-Coweta-Troup County GaArchives Obituaries.....KEITH, Emma Idella [Burdette] October 7, 1937 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Valerie [Johnson] Freeman http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00009.html#0002248 and Linda [Burdette] Patterson mackandlinda@yahoo.com April 2, 2006, 10:36 pm Clipping of Obituary from Unnamed/Undated Newspaper Mrs. Emma Keith Put to Final Rest on Last Saturday Funeral services were held Saturday at Bethel church for Mrs. Emma I. Keith, with Rev. Wesley Lassiter officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Keith died at her home near Alvaton early Thursday morning after a brief illness. She was 71 years of age at the time of her death, a native of Meriwether county, and had been a member of the Baptist church for many years. She was very active in church work and in affairs of her community life. Surviving are one son, Raymond Keith, of Alvaton; two step-sons, Virgil Keith, of Dallas, Tex., and Luther Keith, of Luthersville; seven daughters, Mrs. H. D. Caldwell, Alvaton; Mrs. A. P. Massengale, Greenville; Misses Ruby, Aldora, Ludy, and Nellie Keith, of Alvaton; Miss Myrtle Keith, of Tallapoosa, Ga.; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Henry Keith, of Moreland; three sisters, Mrs. Alice Simms, of Woodbury, Mrs. Gena Rosser, of LaGrange; Mrs. Ida McCier [s/b Mercier] of Buford; and one brother, Henry Burdette, of Luthersville. (Copy of original sent to me by Linda [Burdette] Patterson May 2005 from the scrapbook of her Aunt, Lottye [Burdette] Hamilton, a First Cousin of Emma Idella [Burdette] Keith) Additional Comments: Descendants of David D. Keith 1 David D. Keith b: 9 Jul 1856 in Georgia d: 2 Aug 1925 in Meriwether Co., Georgia Burial: Rocky Mount Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery - Meriwether Co., Georgia 1st Wife of David D. Keith: +Carrie E. Miller b: 18 Feb 1862 in Georgia m: Abt 1880 d: 11 May 1890 in Rocky Mount, Meriwether Co., Georgia Burial: Rocky Mount Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery - Meriwether Co., Georgia Father: Jacob Miller Mother: Caroline P. Andrews ~ 2 Ernest Keith b: Abt Oct 1879 ~ 2 Virgil Keith b: Abt 1880 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Henry Keith b: Abt 1881 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Marvin Keith b: Abt 1884 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Luther Keith b: Abt 1886 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Aaron Keith b: Abt 1889 in Meriwether Co., Georgia *2nd Wife of David D. Keith: +Emma Idella Burdette b: 1 May 1866 in Meriwether Co., Georgia m: Aft May 1890 d: 7 Oct 1937 in near Alvaton, Meriwether Co., Georgia Burial: 9 Oct 1937 Rocky Mount Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery - Meriwether Co., Georgia Father: John Green Burdette Mother: Sarah Frances Sewell ~ 2 Carrie Keith b: Abt 1892 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Raymond Keith b: 1894-1895 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Fannie Keith b: Abt 1896 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Aldora Keith b: 1897-1898 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Ludy Keith b: 1898-1899 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Nellie Keith b: 1902-1905 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Ruby Keith b: 1904-1907 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Jessie Keith b: Abt 1907 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Annie May Keith b: Abt 1908 in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~ 2 Myrtle Keith b: ??? in Meriwether Co., Georgia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1870 Census - District 9, Meriwether Co., Ga; P. O. Greenville; pg. 355 David Keith abt 1857 GA Male * 1880 Census - District 10 / District 657, Meriwether Co., GA; pg. 249C David KEITH Self M Male W 25 GA Farmer GA GA Carrie KEITH Wife M Female W 20 GA Keeping House GA GA Ernest KEITH Son S Male W 8M GA At Home GA GA * 1900 Census - Rocky Mount, Meriwether Co., GA; pg 8b David S Keith abt 1857 Georgia Head Emma I Keith abt 1866 Georgia Wife Virgil Keith abt 1880 Georgia Son Henry Keith abt 1881 Georgia Son Marvin Keith abt 1884 Georgia Son Luther Keith abt 1886 Georgia Son Aron Keith abt 1889 Georgia Son Carrie Keith abt 1892 Georgia Daughter Rayme Keith abt 1894 Georgia Son Fannie Keith abt 1896 Georgia Daughter Aldro Keith abt 1897 Georgia Daughter Lullie Keith abt 1898 Georgia Daughter * 1920 Census - Rocky Mount, Meriwether Co., GA; ED 79; pg. 15A David D Keith abt 1857 GA owns home, head, married GA GA Emma Keith abt 1867 GA Fannie Keith abt 1896 GA Raymond Keith abt 1895 GA Adora Keith abt 1908 GA Lulie Keith abt 1899 GA Nellie Keith abt 1908 GA Rubie Keith abt 1904 GA Jessie Keith abt 1907 GA Annie May Keith abt 1908 GA Marvin Keith abt 1911 GA * 1930 Census - Alvaton, Meriwether Co., GA; ED 9; pg. 11B Raymond Keith abt 1895 Georgia Head Emma T Keith abt 1867   Mother Aldora Keith abt 1902   Sister Ludie Keith abt 1903   Sister Nellie Keith abt 1905   Sister Rubie Keith abt 1907   Sister Marvin Keith abt 1912   Nephew * Georgia Deaths, Name: D. D. Keith Death Date: 02 Aug 1925 County of Death: Meriwether Certificate: 23159-G File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/meriwether/obits/k/keith4033gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 5.5 Kb