Lois Keaster

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Mary Lois Keaster, 66, of Sikeston died Friday, May 7, 2004, at Missouri Delta Medical Center.

She was born Aug. 24, 1937, in Tennessee, daughter of David Arthur and Helen Baxter Middleton. She married Bill Keaster, who died June 22, 1989.

Keaster was a retired beautician and attended Trinity Gospel Church.

Survivors include a son, Jay Truelove of Lilbourn, Mo.; two daughters, Holly Ramsey of Sikeston, Kathy Messmer of Marble Hill, Mo.; a brother, Bobby Middleton of Kennett, Mo.; two sisters, Ruthie Moore of Red Bud, Ill., Brenda Wheetley of Sikeston; and seven grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.

Friends may call at Ponder Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. today.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Davis officiating. Burial will be in Mounds Park Cemetery at Lilbourn.