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Obituaries with "K" Surnames

The Menard Messenger
Vol. 10 No. 37
Thursday, July 26, 1917
(page 1)

JOHN KEELER DEAD
Succumbs to Typhoid Fever at Menard Last Saturday

Saturday morning John Keeler died at his home here of typhoid fever. Mr. Keeler was taken sick about three weeks ago and his condition has been serious and there seemed to be little hope for his recovery at any time. Mr. Keeler will be greatly missed. He was always active in any work which built up the community. In the short time he has been here he won a host of friends who join with his family in grieving his loss. He leaves a wife and three children. The following from the Brady Standard:
With deepest regret Brady friends learned Saturday of the death of John E. Keeler at his home in Menard. Mr. Keeler had been very seriously ill the past two or three weeks with typhoid fever, and he himself realized the seriousness of his illness and entertained but slight hopes for his own recovery. His relatives were called to his bedside a week or so ago, but for a time his condition apparently showed improvement-so much so, in fact, that he was thought about out of danger, the early part of last week. His sudden death Saturday came as a shock to all.
The body was shipped to Brownwood Saturday night, and funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from the McInnis Undertaking parlor, interment being made in Rocky cemetery. Rev. K. P. Barton made the funeral address, and the W. O. W. had charge of the funeral services.
John Keeler was well known to Brady citizens, having been employed in the Commercial National bank several years ago, and later being associated with the H. P. Roddie & Co. For the past year or more he had been located at Menard where he was in charge of the Roddie Commission Co. He was a man of agreeable disposition, with exceptional business talents, and was popular with all and wherever he went. He numbered his friends in McCulloch county by his acquaintances, and all of them sympathize deeply with the widow and three children, who are left to mourn his untimely death. -Brady Standard-

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