Keeling - Ora
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 30 Dec 1963 p 3
Waynetown - Ora Keeling, 78, died at 8 a.m. Monday at the Small Rest Home, Waynetown where he had been a patient since Friday. Mr. Keeling had been ill since being hurt in a fall Dec 3. At that time he was living at the Wayne Hotel. Until Friday, he was a patient at Culver Hospital. A native of Fountain County, he was born Feb 15, 1885, the son of Dexter and Sarah Emeline Reichard Keeling. He was married to Stella Ellis who preceded him in death May 27, 1937. Mr. Keeling was educated in the Wallace schools and had been a farmer in Fountain, Marion and Montgomery counties. He attended Freedom Baptist Church and was a member of Jackson Townsip Farm Bureau. Surviving are a stepdaughter, Mrs. Earl Harlow, Mooresville; a brother, Clifford Keeling, Waynetown and two sisters, Mrs. Alta Fruits of High Point, NC and Mrs. Odessa Campbell, Orange Park, Fla. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Owen and William and 5 sisters, Mrs. Elvie Clore; Mrs. Louie Shular; Mrs. Gertie Sowers; Mrs. Augusta Keller and Mrs. Murley Weaver. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Servies Funeral Home where friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday. Rev. Alfred Dobbs of Veedersburg will be the officiating minister. Burial will be in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery. Mr. Keeling was a member of Ingersoll Chapel which disbanded several years ago. - kbz