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Florence H. Kirkpatrick

(20 Apr 1923 - 4 Jan 1973)

Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois, Friday, January 5, 1973, Page 14, Col. 6: Florence Keller, 49, of Cobden, died at 2:17 p.m. Thursday at Union County Hospital in Anna. She had been suffering from a heart ailment for about four days. Mrs. Keller was born April 20, 1923, in Chicago, the daughter of Robert Don and Ruth Ruhling Kirkpatrick.

She married Freddie Lawrence Keller Aug. 5, 1939 at Jackson, Mo. He died Sept. 24, 1971. Mrs. Keller was a member of the First Baptist Church in Cobden, and was employed at Tripp Shelter Care Home, also in Cobden.

She is survived by three sons, Freddie L. Keller, Jr. of Wheeling, Gerald Ray Keller of Denver, Colo., and James Robert Keller of Dixon; two sisters, Mrs. Lucille Childers of Cobden and Mrs. Mrs. Jean Hoffman of Benton Harbor, Mich., a brother, Earl Lee Kirkpatrick of Booneville, Miss.; and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Jo, and a brother.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the McCarty Funeral Home in Cobden. The Rev. Clifford Heil and the Rev. Eddie Teston will officiate. Burial will be in the Cobden Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Saturday.

Events

Birth20 Apr 1923Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
Residence1930Age: 6; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
Marriage5 Aug 1939Jackson, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri - Freddie Lawrence Keller
Death4 Jan 1973Anna, Union Co., Illinois
RaceWhite
BurialCobden Cemetery, Cobden, Union Co., Illinois

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