Obituaries: Rev. J. H. Keys, 1951, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: November 15, 1951 Winn Parish Enterprise

Former Pastor Buried Thursday

Funeral services are being held today (Thursday) at 2:30 p.m. for Rev. J. H.
Keys, brother of Ben Keys of Winnfield, and former pastor of several rural
Baptist churches.  Rev. Keys died at his home near Winnsboro Tuesday of a
heart attack.

Last rites will be in Lone Pine Baptist Church, of which he was pastor at the
time of his death.  Rev. Howard Hammond, assisted by Rev. C. H. Wroten, will
be in charge.  Burial will be in Ogden Cemetery near Liddieville, under
direction of Catron-Gay Funeral Home of Delhi.

Rev. Keyes has been a minister since 1918, preaching mostly in rural
communities.  His former pastorates include Midway, Sardis, and Atlanta
Baptist Churches in Winn; Hodge, Center Point, Penial of West Monroe, Shady
Grove, Fort Necessity, Lone Cedar of Liddieville, Coax, Baskin, Hills Ridge,
Lamar, Bethan, Newellton, Good Hope of Monroe, Sicily Island, Chase, and
Lone Pine Baptist Churches.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge.

Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Amy Shelton Keys; one daughter, Mrs. E. W.
Larson, Rockford, Conn.; three sons, J. F. of Houston, A. L. of Winnsboro, and
F. A. of Natchez, Miss.; three brothers, Ben of Winnfield, Howard of
California, and Morris of Winnsboro; and 15 grandchildren.

Pallbearers, deacons in the Lone Pine Church, are J. L. Scott, W. G. Lee,
Curly Clark, James Davis, J. D. Bradley, and Jackson Browning.