Individual Details
Patsy Sue Keith
(30 Nov 1934 - 24 Jun 2012)
A cousin of Pat's, Dorothy Milligin, has told Pat that she is one sixteenth Chickasaw Indian. Dorothy is supposed to be an expert on the subject, having written a book on Native American culture called "The How Book of Being Indian" (which is now out of print). Unfortunately, I don't know this side of the family well enough to even know how Dorothy is related. I'm not sure of Dorothy's exact relation to Pat, although her maiden name was Brown and I believe she was 81 or 82 in 2008, so she would've been born around 1926-1927. In her book, Dorthy claims to have been born in a tent in Snow Hill, Arkansas. Her husband is George Milligan.
I found George's obit on the internet, which mentions Dorothy's maiden name and when and where they were married:
GEORGE MILLIGAN
BYNG - Memorial services for George D. Milligan, 85, Byng, are 10 a.m.
Saturday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Revs. Joe Dixon, Jerry
Studebaker and Bill Dixon officiating.
Mr. Milligan died Dec. 14, 2006, at a local nursing home. He was born Feb. 12,
1921, at McKees Rocks, Pa., to George and Thelma Pettigrew Milligan.
He graduated from McKees Rocks High School and attended East Central
University. He and his family moved to Ada from Borger, Texas, in 1952. Mr.
Milligan was a printer for the Ada Evening News, retiring in 1983. He was
later employed with the Byng School System in the cabinet shop. He was a
longtime active member of New Bethel Baptist Church, where he served as deacon
and taught Sunday School. Mr. Milligan served in the U.S. Air Force during
World War II.
He married Dorothy Brown June 7, 1945, at Sulphur.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Milligan, of the home; two sons, Ralph
Milligan, Kingston, Okla., and Tim Milligan and wife Loyce, Hot Springs, Ark.;
four grandchildren, Timmy Dean Milligan, Pine Bluff, Ark., Dawna Michele
Milligan, Baltimore, Md., Steve Milligan and wife Hannah, Glenwood Springs,
Colo., and Jerad Milligan, Elk City; four great-grandchildren, Taylor Dawn
Milligan, Shanae Milligan, Cassidy Milligan and Garian Milligan; and a sister,
Virginia Wilcox, Slidell, La.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to New Bethel
Baptist Church, c/o Jay Dee Thys, P.O. Box 2232, Ada, OK 74821.
I found a funny story about Dorothy on the internet written apparently by her ex-daughter-in-law, from http://giantmuh.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html:
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Coolest Mother-in-Law Ev-ARE!
Background information: Dorothy Milligan was Abby's mother-in-law for 23 years while Abby was married to Paul Milligan, the youngest of three brothers. He died in 1992. In spite of the fact that Dorothy is not technically related to us biologically (except that Abby's daughter Chele is Dorothy's granddaughter), we still regard her as our mother-in-law, and she feels the same way about us, even calling Mitchell her grandson. Dorothy lives on the other end of our bucolic pasture, and we all take care of each other. (Pay attention - this will all be on the test.)
Tonight I took something down to Dorothy's house for her, and she was there to receive it. She told me that yesterday a large Kingsnake fell into her living room from above. She assumed it came from the attic or a high bookshelf. It appeared stunned to her after it fell, and not wanting to kill it, she brandished a broomstick or other implement and attempted to usher it out. The reptile awoke, and managed to slip away behind her computer desk, and she hasn't seen it since.
Here's the cool part: she doesn't care. She figures that if she doesn't bother it, it won't bother her. And it might eat some mice while it remains a guest. Man, she's cool.
Oh, and she's been to Israel three times.
There's also a nice article about Dorothy Milligan at http://www.chickasawtimes.com/september08/general/ct-20080901-032-milligansoralhi-70614.html. It doesn't contain much biographical information, but more praise for her books.
I found George's obit on the internet, which mentions Dorothy's maiden name and when and where they were married:
GEORGE MILLIGAN
BYNG - Memorial services for George D. Milligan, 85, Byng, are 10 a.m.
Saturday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Revs. Joe Dixon, Jerry
Studebaker and Bill Dixon officiating.
Mr. Milligan died Dec. 14, 2006, at a local nursing home. He was born Feb. 12,
1921, at McKees Rocks, Pa., to George and Thelma Pettigrew Milligan.
He graduated from McKees Rocks High School and attended East Central
University. He and his family moved to Ada from Borger, Texas, in 1952. Mr.
Milligan was a printer for the Ada Evening News, retiring in 1983. He was
later employed with the Byng School System in the cabinet shop. He was a
longtime active member of New Bethel Baptist Church, where he served as deacon
and taught Sunday School. Mr. Milligan served in the U.S. Air Force during
World War II.
He married Dorothy Brown June 7, 1945, at Sulphur.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Milligan, of the home; two sons, Ralph
Milligan, Kingston, Okla., and Tim Milligan and wife Loyce, Hot Springs, Ark.;
four grandchildren, Timmy Dean Milligan, Pine Bluff, Ark., Dawna Michele
Milligan, Baltimore, Md., Steve Milligan and wife Hannah, Glenwood Springs,
Colo., and Jerad Milligan, Elk City; four great-grandchildren, Taylor Dawn
Milligan, Shanae Milligan, Cassidy Milligan and Garian Milligan; and a sister,
Virginia Wilcox, Slidell, La.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to New Bethel
Baptist Church, c/o Jay Dee Thys, P.O. Box 2232, Ada, OK 74821.
I found a funny story about Dorothy on the internet written apparently by her ex-daughter-in-law, from http://giantmuh.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html:
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Coolest Mother-in-Law Ev-ARE!
Background information: Dorothy Milligan was Abby's mother-in-law for 23 years while Abby was married to Paul Milligan, the youngest of three brothers. He died in 1992. In spite of the fact that Dorothy is not technically related to us biologically (except that Abby's daughter Chele is Dorothy's granddaughter), we still regard her as our mother-in-law, and she feels the same way about us, even calling Mitchell her grandson. Dorothy lives on the other end of our bucolic pasture, and we all take care of each other. (Pay attention - this will all be on the test.)
Tonight I took something down to Dorothy's house for her, and she was there to receive it. She told me that yesterday a large Kingsnake fell into her living room from above. She assumed it came from the attic or a high bookshelf. It appeared stunned to her after it fell, and not wanting to kill it, she brandished a broomstick or other implement and attempted to usher it out. The reptile awoke, and managed to slip away behind her computer desk, and she hasn't seen it since.
Here's the cool part: she doesn't care. She figures that if she doesn't bother it, it won't bother her. And it might eat some mice while it remains a guest. Man, she's cool.
Oh, and she's been to Israel three times.
There's also a nice article about Dorothy Milligan at http://www.chickasawtimes.com/september08/general/ct-20080901-032-milligansoralhi-70614.html. It doesn't contain much biographical information, but more praise for her books.
Events
| Birth | 30 Nov 1934 | Osceola, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA | |||
| Marriage | 11 Apr 1953 | St. Louis, Missouri, USA - Robert Eugene Lenox |  | ||
| Death | 24 Jun 2012 | Hayti, Missouri, United States | |||
| Burial | 29 Jun 2012 | Dry Bayou Cemetery, Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Robert Eugene Lenox (1931 - ) |
| Child | Robert Keith Lenox (1954 - 2014) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Steven Craig Lenox (1962 - 2006) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Amos Keith (1903 - ) |
| Mother | Ida Pearl Brown (1909 - ) |
| Sibling | Betty Jean Keith (1931 - 2017) |
| Sibling | Donald Joe Keith (1940 - 2001) |
| Sibling | Shirley Faye Keith (1943 - 2025) |
| Sibling | Connie Anne Keith (1946 - 2012) |
| Sibling | Living |
Endnotes
1. Lenox/Keith Family Bible 1999 Hand-copy.