February 3, 2006

Ruby Keesee

Ruby Lee Keesee, 92, of Scott City died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 4, 1913, in Pine Bluff, Ark., daughter of Louis and Bertha Baker Carlton. She and Vester Keesee were married Jan. 6, 1931, in Cairo, Ill. He died Oct. 27, 1970...

Ruby Lee Keesee, 92, of Scott City died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau.

She was born April 4, 1913, in Pine Bluff, Ark., daughter of Louis and Bertha Baker Carlton. She and Vester Keesee were married Jan. 6, 1931, in Cairo, Ill. He died Oct. 27, 1970.

Survivors include a son, Vester "Sonny" Keesee Jr. of Cape Girardeau; a daughter, Dorothy Young of Dallas, Texas; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.

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She was preceded in death by a brother, two sisters and a great-great-grandchild.

Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City from 11 a.m. to service time Saturday.

The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the chapel, with the Rev. Charles Lance officiating. Burial will be in Lightner Cemetery at Scott City.

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