Edna Keesee

Edna Louise Dunn Keesee, 92, went to her eternal home Tuesday, April 26, 2022, to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

She was born Oct. 25, 1929, in Thebes, Illinois, the fourth daughter and youngest of 11 to Clyde and Ida Mae Dunn. Edna married Vester "Sonny" Keesee April 21, 1951. They were married 65 years at Sonny's passing in 2016. Three children were born to their marriage, Karen, Cathy and Kenneth Keesee.

She was a graduate of Thebes High School and worked at the shoe factory, as a bookkeeper at the Medical Arts Pharmacy and at Hartline Hardware as a clerk. Edna did volunteer work in hospitals and helped children who were handicapped.

Edna and Vester pastored several churches in southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri. Three of the best times in Edna's life were her first flight on a jet, seeing her husband come home from Korea, and the birth of her children.

Survivors include two children, Cathy (Darrell) Hobbs of Jackson and Kenneth Keesee of Cape Girardeau; six grandchildren, Candida Harper, Heather Lawson, Beth Raines, Michael Joe (Tiffany) Raines, Chad Huckstep and Darren Hobbs; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Edna was preceded in death by her parents; husband; daughter, Karen Garland; seven brothers; three sisters; a grandson, Jeff Hobbs; and a great-granddaughter, Kelly Wright.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. today at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.

Funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Don Henson officiating. Entombment will follow at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

A heartfelt thanks to Southeast Hospice for the excellent and compassionate care that Edna received during her final days.

Online condolences may be shared at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.