Osage County OK Obit for: KEIMS, Myrtle ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/osage/osage.html http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Submitted to the archives by: montana54 Date submitted: 20Aug2000 *********************************************************************** Surnames: KEIMS, COPPLE, CHEW, WALLACE Hominy News Progress, Feb 22, 1995, Page 5, Col 1-2 MYRTLE ANGELIE KEIMS Mrs. Myrtle Angelie KEIMS, 99, died Sun., Feb. 19, 1995 at the Heritage Villa Nursing Home. Funeral services for Mrs. KEIMS, were held at 10 a.m., Wed., Feb. 22, 1995 at the Fairfax Cemetery at Fairfax, with George Weston of the First Christian Church at Fairfax officiating. Interment will be in the Fairfax Cemetery under the direction of the Stumpff funeral Home. Mrs. KEIMS was born Dec. 31, 1895 at Pleasenton, Kansas to John A. and Frances (COPPLE) WALLACE. She grew up in the Hominy and Ralston areas. She was married to Earl A. KEIMS on Dec. 30, 1913 at Ralston. They made their home in the Ralston area and Mrs. KEIMS, was active in farming until his death on Sept. 2, 1925. Following Mr. KEIMS' death, the family moved to Hominy and Mrs. KEIMS continued her home here until moving to the Ramona area in 1990. Mrs. KEIMS enjoyed the outdoors and was active in gardening until recent years. Mrs. KEIMS is survived by one daughter, Alean CHEW of Ramona and three nieces. She was also preceded in death by her parents, six brothers and sisters and one son, Jack KEIMS. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home.