Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Keifer, John W., 1959 

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JOHN WARREN KEIFER 

J. W. Keifer, 51, Buried Sat., Feb. 14 At Beaver Dam Ch. 

  John Warren Keifer, 51, well-known resident of Carrsville, died at Raiford 
Memorial Hospital, in Franklin, Thursday morning, February 12 after a short 
illness. 

  He was the husband of Mrs. Eva Brett Keifer of Carrsville and the son of the 
late William M. and Mrs. Susan Keifer of Johnstown, Pa., and an employee of 
the St. Regis Paper Co. of Franklin. 

  Surviving, besides his wife, are two sons, Robert Keifer of Norfolk and 
Johnnie Keifer of Carrsville; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Jo Vermette and Miss 
Diane Keifer, both of Carrsville; two grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Myra 
Greene of Richmond, Va.; Mrs. Nellie Jones and Mrs. Lillian Duryea, both of 
Johnstown. 

  Funeral services were conducted at the Holland Funeral Chapel at Franklin at 
2 P.M. Saturday, February 14th, by the Rev. Edwin C. Thornton, pastor of the 
Beaver Dam Baptist Church.  Burial was in the church cemetery. 

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John W. Keifer 

   John Warren Keifer, age 51, well-known resident of Carrsville, died at 
Raiford Memorial Hospital early Thursday morning, Feb. 12, after a short 
illness. 

   He was the husband of Mrs. Eva Brett Keifer of Carrsville, and the son 
of the late William M. and Susan Keifer of Johnstown, Penn. 

   He was a member of the Friends Meeting House, of Johnstown, Penn, and 
an employee of the St. Regis Paper Company of Franklin. 

   Surviving besides his wife are two sons, Robert Keifer, of Norfolk, and 
Johnnie Keifer, of Carrsville; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Jo Varmette, and 
Miss Diane Keifer, both of Carrsville; two grandchildren, three sisters, 
Mrs. Myra Greene, Richmond, Mrs. Nellie Jones, and Mrs. Lillian Duryea, 
both of Johnstown, Penn., and a number of nieces and nephews. 

   Funeral services were held from the Holland Funeral Chapel Saturday at 
2:00 p.m., by the Rev. Edwin C. Thornton, pastor of Beaver Dam Baptist 
Church.  Burial was in the church cemetery. 

   Pallbearers were Robert Daughtrey, James A. Surace, Oscar Gray, L.J. 
Sanford, Curtis Rhodes and H.L. Lowe. 


John Warren KEIFER, of Carrsville, St. Regis Paper Co. employee, 
b. 23 Dec 1907, Johnstown, Cambria Co., PA, d. 12 Feb 1959, Franklin, 
interred in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery*, near Franklin, 14 Feb 1959, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 40, No. 8, Thurs., Feb. 19, 1959, p. 6, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #58411550, 
   by Martha Fontaine Byrum; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 54, No. 17, Thurs., Feb. 19, 1959, 
   Sect. I, p. 3 

*Additional information: 

Beaver Dam list (BD-54), an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Martha Fontaine Byrum - 
   is also posted with Find a Grave Memorial #58411550. 

D.Cert. 5249 (Franklin #19) 

His parents are buried in Benshoff Hill Cemetery, Middle Taylor Township, 
   Cambria Co., PA. 


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