Individual Details

Thomas Monroe McKeever

(10 Mar 1877 - 3 Jan 1957)



World War I Draft Registration. 12 Sep 1918
Thomas Monroe McKeever of Eagle town, McCurtain, OK, age 41, b. Mar 10, 1877. Farmer.
F. McKeever will always know his address.
Medium height, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair

McCurain Gazette, Idabel, OK, 5 Jan 1957, Saturday, p. 1
Services Set for Thomas M. McKeever
Thomas M. McKeever, 79, Broken Bow, died at 6:30 am Thursday at Whitten Rest Home, Idabel.
Born in Missouri, March 10, 1877, he had resided in McCurtain County since 1911, moving from Missouri. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Jehovah Witness church.
Funeral services were set for 2:30 pm today at Glover Baptist church.
Arrangements and burial in Glover Cemetery are under direction of Coffey Funeral Home.
He is suvived by his widow; two sons, William H. and Claude C. McKeever, both of Broken Bow; two daughters, Mrs. Perry Howard, Junction City, Ore., and Mrs. Sherrill Vess, Burney, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Sarah Welch, McAlester; one half-sister, Mrs. Mamie Helms, Indian Head, Md.; one step-sister, Mrs. Lela Luttrell, Eagltown; 17 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.

Events

Birth10 Mar 1877Missouri
Marriage18 Sep 1898Sevier County, Arkansas - Sarah Frances Bryant
Death3 Jan 1957
BurialGlover Cemetery, McCurtain County, Oklahoma

Families

SpouseSarah Frances Bryant (1883 - 1950)
ChildWilliam Henry "Willie" McKeever (1902 - 1976)
ChildClaude Curtis McKeever (1914 - 1991)
ChildMary C McKeever (1916 - 1982)
ChildPearl B McKeever (1919 - 2000)

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