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Seminole artist and philanthropist Caroline S. Keisman died this morning after a lengthy illness.
Keisman, 64, was the wife of Seminole Producer Advertising Director Jim Keisman.
Funeral services are scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel.
Entombment will follow in the Garden Mausoleum at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.
She was born Nov. 9, 1938, in Chickasha to Amos and Louise (Machell) Smotherman.
She graduated from Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha in 1958 and from East Central University in Ada in 1968.
She taught kindergarten at Seminole Public Schools for 15 years, retiring in 1984.
She was a member of First Baptist Church of Seminole, Beta Sigma Phi, Oklahoma Education Association, Seminole County Retired Teachers Association, Oklahoma’s Lupus and Arthritis Associations and was a past president of Oklahoma Kindergarten Teachers Association.
An accomplished artist, Keisman was known for her creative paintings on canvas, rock, gourds, saws, driftwood, ties and other printable surfaces.
Every piece of art was donated to charitable causes, from senior citizen groups and civic groups which used them to recognize volunteers or members.
Hundreds of pieces were designed, painted and donated, mainly during the years of her battle with lupus.
Her favorite recipient was the Lions Club and she donated to the Seminole Lions, the Lions of Oklahoma and the International Association of Lions Cub.
In 1988, for her work in the Lions Club, Keisman was named a Melvin Jones Fellow for her financial assistance to the Lions Clubs International Foundation.
In 1999 she was presented the Oklahoma Lions Humanitarian Service Award, the highest honor bestowed by Lions to a non-Lion member in Oklahoma.
Last year the Seminole Lions Club recognized Keisman by naming their academic scholarship the Jim and Caroline Keisman Lions’ Club Scholarship.
Keisman was preceded in death by her father in 1987, her mother in 1984, her sister, Nancy in 1957, and twin sons, Michael Wayne and Mark Duane on June 16, 1962.
She is survived by her husband, of the home; two sons, Bryan Keisman, who lives in Seminole with his wife, Sherry, and Brent Keisman of Allen, Texas.
Other survivors include one brother, Herb Smotherman, Richardson, Texas; and four grandchildren, Kim Jones, Hillsboro, Texas, Chris Keisman, Seminole, Samantha and Megan Keisman, both of Allen, Texas.
Memorial donations may be made to the Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation, 4123 NW 10th, Oklahoma City, OK 73107, or to First Baptist Church, 420 Reid Street, Seminole.
Fred Keller Sr.
Wewoka funeral director Fred Keller Sr. died suddenly at Veteran’s Hospital, Oklahoma City, on Thursday.
Keller, 68, was the co-owner, with his son Fred Keller Jr., of Keller Funeral Home in Wewoka, and Keller Funeral Chapel in Boley.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater New Zion Baptist Church, 1007 NE 28th and Kelley in Oklahoma City.
Burial will follow in Westwood Cemetery, Wewoka.
Conducting the service will be Fred Keller Jr. and Temple and Sons Funeral Home, 2801 N. Kelly, Oklahoma City.
A Masonic rite is planned for 7 p.m. Friday at the Oklahoma City funeral home.
Keller was born March 1, 1934, in Okmulgee to Hattie and Clarence Keller.
He grew up in Wewoka, attending school there for eight years.
He moved to Seminole for his high school years, but transferred back to Wewoka to play football his senior year at Douglass High School, where he graduated in 1953.
He served four years in the US Air Force, and upon his release in 1957, attended barber school in Tyler, Texas.
Keller came back to Oklahoma and attended four years at Langston University, pursuing a degree in criminal justice.
He then opened a barber shop on Wewoka Street in Seminole that he worked on weekends while working as a guard at the State Penitentiary in McAlester during the week.
He also spent two years working at the prison at Hominy, after which he returned to Wewoka and opened a bail bond business.
In 1983, Keller opened Keller Funeral Home in Wewoka; when his son graduated from mortuary school in 1987, he joined his father in the firm.
That same year he joined the Masonic Lodge, where he was District 6 Deputy Grand Master at the time of his death.
Keller is a member of the Shriners Alaraf Temple 20, the Greater Midwestern Consistory, the Blanche M. Bruner Order of Eastern Star, the Christine Hillman Court No. 82 Heroines of Jericho, and Holy Royal Arch.
He was also a member of the NAACP, the Douglas Alumni Association, Napier School Association of Ada and the Douglass High School Alumni Association of Oklahoma City.
Keller was a member of the Senda Funeral Directors Association and the National Association of Funeral Home Directors.
He is survived by his sister, a nephew, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and host relatives and friends.
Melvin Kerr
Funeral services for Maud resident Melvin Kerr are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church of Maud.
Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate the service.
Burial will follow at Cummings Cemetery in Maud, under the direction of Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home.
Kerr died Tuesday, March 25, 2002 at Unity Health Center South in Shawnee, at the age of 77.
He was born to Robert Kerr and Jocie (Watson) Kerr on Sept. 30, 1924 in Ada.
Kerr married Donna G. Paulk on Sept. 5, 1949 in Wheeler, Texas.
He moved to the Maud area from Oklahoma City in 1974.
Kerr worked for the City of Oklahoma City before retiring in 1974.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served as a Staff Sergeant during World War II.
Kerr was a member of the First Baptist Church of Maud.
He is survived by his wife, Donna, of the home; two sons, Melton Kerr, Norman, and Randy Kerr, Maud; one daughter, Barbara Kerr, Maud; three brothers, Dober Kerr, Calumet, Red Kerr, Jones, and Raymond Kerr, Oklahoma City; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Randy Kerr, Jr., Brian Kerr, Chris Sparks, Bob Oakes, Ralph Mann, and Robbie Fletcher.
Fern Keys
BOSSIER CITY, LA. – Graveside funeral services for former Seminole resident Fern Keys were scheduled for 3 p.m. today at Little Cemetery.
Visitation was held last night at Rose-Neath’s Bossier Chapel.
Keys died Sunday, April 28, 2002 at The Guest House in Bossier City, La. at the age of 89.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Nathan Keys.
She is survived by one son, Wayne Keys of Haughton, La.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
James Kilpatrick
Graveside funeral services for James Ronald "Ronnie" Kilpatrick were scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lone Dove Cemetery in Sasakwa.
Carl Wills is set to officiate.
Services are under the direction of Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.
Kilpatrick died Saturday, June 1, 2002 at Valley View Regional Hospital at the age of 58.
He was born Sept. 6, 1943 in Seminole to James Howard and Helen (Sweet) Kilpatrick.
He married Phyllis Ann Armstrong on Dec. 6, 1993 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Kilpatrick retired from the Santa Fe Railroad in 1997 after 32 years.
He was also a rancher.
He was a member of the Church of Christ in Sasakwa.
Kilpatrick was preceded in death by his father in 1994.
He is survived by his mother of Sasakwa; his wife of the home; one daughter, Kelly Leann Kilpatrick of Ada; one son, James Martin Kilpatrick of Ada; three grandchildren; and one brother, Gary Wayne Kilpatrick of Canadian.
Casket bearers are Brett Lancaster, Robbie Doolen, Jimmy Howell, Buddy George, Ben Burris, and Phil Whitlock.
Stanley J. King
Graveside funeral services for Stanley J. Kind are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Little Cemetery.
Chaplain Phil Payne is set to officiate.
Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.
King died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002 at his home at the age of 53.
He moved to Seminole in 1995 from California.
He was born Jan. 25, 1949 in Prague to Leroy and Thelma Teresa (Young) King.
King married Janice Carol (Moore).
He was disabled.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
King is survived by his father of Seminole; his wife of the home; one son, Mark Bailey King of Seminole; one daughter, Sheryl Aires of Mexico; a lifelong friend, "Re-Pete" Petrazack of Arkansas; one brother, Lee King of Jefferson, Ore.; one sister, Evelyn Houser of California; and five grandchildren.
