REFN: 24380
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Submitter: Wanda Purcell
Subject: Keahey, Gerald Clifton
Message: Gerald Clifton Keahey was born February 27, 1913 in Craw
fo rd , OK to Ura S . and John Wesley Keahey and passed away October 1
1, 19 93 in the Roger Mills Memorial Hospital at the age of 80 years , 7mo
nths a nd 14 days .
Gerald entered the United States Army in 1942 and served his country du
ri ng World War II in the European Theatre before being sent to the Philli
pin es . He married Fern Jones on March 13, 1942 in Cheyenne , Oklaho
ma . Aft er the war they lived in Durham for 3 years and later moved to h
is paren ts homeplace near Crawford to make their home for the past 44 yea
rs whe re he loved to farm .
He was a member of the Cheyenne Masonic Lodge and was a member of the Cr
aw ford School Board for 8 years .
Gerald was a member of the Crawford Magnolia Baptist Church and had se
rv ed as its treasurer for 31 years .
He was preceded in death by his parents , 3 brothers and 2 sisters .
He was survived by his wife Fern of the home ; 1 daughter and son-in-l
aw C oleen and Terrell Scroggins , Crawford , OK ; 2 sons , daughters-in
-l aw , Wendell and Sherry Keahey , Moore , OK and Terry and Mae Keah
ey of Cr awford , OK ; 4 brothers , Vern , Crawford , OK , Altus , Whi
te De er , TX , Leon , Crawford , OK and Edwin , Sayre , OK ; 2 siste
rs , Lois P ainter , Tulia , TX and Audrey Roarabough , San Luis Obis
po , CA ; 5 grand children , Wendi , Dale , Tara , Chelsey and Clifton a
nd a host of relativ es and friends .
Services will be at 10:30 a .m . Thursday , october 14, 1993 at the Craw
fo rd School gymasium officiated by Galen Isaacs , and assisted by Ray S
ma rt . Interment will be in the Silent Home Cemetery , Roll , Roger Mil
ls Co unty , OK under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service , Cheye
nne .