In Memory

Dewayne Keith - Class Of 1967

The following information was received on Nov. 19, 2015 in an email from Gary Taylor:

Deceased Classmate: Elmer Dewayne Keith "1967"
Date Of Birth: 12-29-1948
Date Deceased: 11-17-2015
Age at Death: 66
Cause of Death:
Classmate City: Tyler
Classmate State: TX
Classmate Country: USA
Was a Veteran: Yes
Survived By: Tina Irons Keith "1967"

Good father, husband ,and friend. Viet Nam Vet.

 

Obituary from the Tyler Paper:

Elmer Dwayne Keith

Services for Elmer Dwayne Keith, age 66 of Tyler, are scheduled for 2:00 PM Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home in Lindale with Mark White officiating.  Interment will follow in the Shady Grove Cemetery in Winnsboro with services under the direction of Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Directors.  Mr. Keith died November 17, 2015 at his residence in Tyler.  He was born in Winnsboro on December 29, 1948 to Elmer Duke and Anna Nadine (Bradshaw) Keith.  Mr. Keith graduated from Quitman High School in 1967 and served in the Army during the VIetnam War.  He was also a member of the First Baptist Church in Winona and was a longtime resident of Tyler.  Mr.  Keith is preceded in death by his son, Ernest "Duke" Keith on November 21, 2010.  He is survived by wife of 46 years, Tena Keith of Tyler; 3 daughters, DeeAnne Miller of Grove, OK; Delaney Keith of Winona; Destiny Keith of Tyler; 2 brothers, James Keith and wife, Iwana of Longview; Johnny Keith and wife, Frances of Quitman; 2 sisters, Dru Glazner and husband, Ted of Winnsboro; Sandra White and husband, Mark of McKinney; 6 grandchildren and several neices and nephews.  The family will recieve friends at Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday, November 20, 2015.