Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Keeter, Mary Bradshaw, 1927 

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MARY BRADSHAW KEETER

   Mrs. Mary Bradshaw Keeter, wife of A.O.* Keeter and the daughter of the late 
Amos F. and Ophelia Bradshaw died suddenly Monday morning at her home in West 
Franklin after an illness of several months. She was 51 years of age and is 
survived by her husband; three daughters, Mrs. Mack Perry, Misses Thelma and 
Hazel Keeter; three sons, Philip, Charlie and Marvin Keeter, two step-sons, W.F. 
and E.A. Keeter, and eight grandchildren, all of Franklin; four sisters Mrs. 
Margaret Snipes, Mrs. C.E. Bunn of Franklin, Mrs. W.R. Hayes of Gatesville, 
N.C., and Mrs. C.E. Taylor of Portsmouth; two brothers, W.M. Bradshaw and Elmer 
A. Bradshaw of Franklin.

   Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock at Beaver Dam 
Baptist Church by her Pastor, Rev. R.D. Stephenson of the Franklin Baptist 
Church. The choir sang two of her favorite hymns, "In the Sweet Bye and Bye" and 
"Rock of Ages."  There were many beautiful floral designs, a token of the love 
and respect from friends and relatives. The body bearers were: W.H. Lankford, 
R.C. Branch, Percy Drake, Frank Howell, N.L. Carr, Jesse Weede, W.H. Jones, and 
W.J. Bradshaw. Interment was made in the family plot at Beaver Dam Church.

Mary (BRADSHAW; Mrs. Oliver A.*) KEETER, d. 10 Oct 1927, West Franklin, age 51, 
interred in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery**, 11 Oct 1927, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Oct. 14, 1927, p. 5 

Husband's obit gives Oliver A., not A.O.: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/k360o1ob.txt 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Beaver Dam list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 

The obit ("Tidewater News," Dec. 5, 1930) for her sister Mae (BRADSHAW; Mrs. 
   W.R.) HAYES posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/h200m1ob.txt 


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