KELLER, Ira Eston - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Wallace - Ira Eston Keller, 75, a resident of this community all his life, died at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday in Culver Hospital at Crawfordsville, where he had been a patient since May 11. Born in Parke County June 20, 1887, he was a son of Manson and Virginia Wilkinson Keller. He was married Feb. 6, 1907 to Nettie Hayden of Wallace. She died March 8, 1945. On May 8, 1955 Mr. Keller was wed to Opal Kennedy at Crawfordsville. He was a caretaker for the Wallace Lutheran and Wolf Creek Cemeteries. Surviving besides his wife, Opal, are a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Patrick of Waynetown; two granddaughters, Mrs. Kathleen Grimble of near Waynetown and Mrs. Ruth Ann Ruby of Zionsville; seven great-grandchildren, and three brothers, Frank Keller of near Waynetown, Roscoe Keller of Marshall and Guy Keller of Veedersburg. Two brothers, Herley of Waynetown and Daniel of Veedersburg, are deceased. Funeral services are announced for 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Servies Funeral Home in Waynetown, where friends may call after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Rev. John Servies will officiate, and burial will be in Wallace Lutheran Cemetery.