Obituary: Frank Keeney, June 1956 Contributed by Brenda Scott Hines May 2011 *********************************************************************** The Bronte Enterprise, Coke County, TX - June 1956 KEENEY Frank Keeney Rites Slated Frank Keeney, 79, pioneer Bronte businessman, died at 11:55 a.m. Sunday, at his home in Bronte, after several months' illness. Services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Robert Massie Funeral Home of San Angelo. Mr. Keeney was born June 22, 1877, on a farm now within the city limits of Temple and moved to Bronte in 1903 with his parents Mr. Tom Keeney and his brother, Charlie, bought out Ed Schaue in 1906. Mr. Schaue refused to part with any goods unless all were taken. These included dry goods, groceries and three varnished coffins. The building the Keeney Variety Store now occupies in 1956 was built in 1908 by Tom Keeney, father of the two brothers. In 1946, the brothers sold the undertaking interest to Bruce Clift of Robert Lee. The grocery went out of business about 37 years ago. Asked why, they said they went broke selling too much on credit during the drought. Frank Keeney, for several years an alderman, also had farming interests. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 962 of Bronte, Odd Fellows Lodge, San Angelo Knights of Pythias and First Baptist Church. In 1908, he and Miss Eva Flood were married in Bronte. Survivors include his wife; four brothers, Charlie, John and J. L. Keeney, all of Bronte, and G. C. Keeney of Waco; and three sisters, Mrs. W. W. Hoch of San Marcos, Mrs. Joe Hoherd of Temple and Mrs. Dollie McQueen of Fort Worth. Pallbearers will be L. T. Youngblood, W. W. Ivey, J. D. Mackey, T. F. Sims Jr., D. K. Glenn and H. A. Springer, all of Bronte. *************************** Permission granted by The Observer/Enterprise for publication in the Coke County TXGenWeb and/or the Coke County Archives of the USGenWeb. Copyright. All rights reserved.