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James Thomas Keith
31 Jul 1897 – 10 May 1952
| Birth | 31 Jul 1897 |
| Death | 10 May 1952 |
| Cemetery | Lay Cemetery Benton , Bossier Parish , Louisiana , USA |
| Added by | A Footstep In Time on 03 Apr 2013 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85614921 |
Bio
Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday for J. T. Keith, 50, who died at 3 a.m. Saturday from injuries received in an automobile accident on May 2. Keith's death occurred in a local hospital, where he had been confined since the accident. He sustained a spinal injury which necessitated his being placed in an iron lung. The injury caused a paralysis of virtually his entire body. The well-known Ida resident was driving to his home when his car struck the rear of a large tractor-trailer outfit near Gilliam. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Benton Masonic lodge. He also held membership in the Benton post of the American Legion and was a member of the 40 and 8 Club. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Clair Tuggle Keith; two sons, Malcolm Bryant Keith of Raceland and Richard Kenneth Keith, with the U.S. Air Force at Keesler Field, Miss.; three daughters, Miss Margaret Lorraine Keith, Oil City, Miss Martha Clair Keith, a student at Louisiana Tech in Ruston, and Miss Barbara Ann Keith, Ida; and his step-mother, Mrs. Alta Keith, Shreveport. He is also survived by four brothers, W. L. Keith of Benton, C. B. Keith of Haughton, H. C. Keith of Fillmore and C. E. Keith of Brice; three sisters, Mrs. Lucille Burton of Long Beach, Calif., Mrs. Marie Dupuy of Ventura, Calif., and Mrs. Madeline McCloskie of San Antonio, Texas, and a number of nieces and nephews. The rites will be conducted at the Ida Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Old Red River Cemetery at Linton, near Benton, at 4:30 p.m. with Legionnaires conducting military rites at the grave. The body will remain at the family residence in Ida until the hour of services. Pallbearers will be Roy Bain, Billie Wynn, Jack Lumas, Ezell Caraway, Billie Zane May, Douglas Manor, Hugh Sneed and Bruce Eubanks.
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Family
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Siblings
- William Lee "Willie" Keith 1887–1979
- John Percival Keith 1890–1906
- Cullen Bryant Keith Sr 1892–1981
- Earleen Keith 1892–1892
- Martha Lucile Keith Burton 1894–1994
- Flora Madeline Keith Brown 1899–1968
- Cecil Eugene Keith 1901–1986
- Hubert Clifton "Hubie" Keith 1903–1995
- Marie Dallen Keith Dupuy 1905–1995
- Lawton Snyder Keith 1911–1938
Children
- SGT James Thomas Keith Jr 1923–1945 FaG
- Margaret Loraine Keith Guess 1926–2006 FaG
- Malcolm Bryant "Mickey" Keith 1929–1983 FaG
- Richard Kenneth "Popeye" Keith 1931–2012 FaG
- Martha Clair Keith Simpson 1933–2024 FaG
- Martha Clare Keith Simpson 1933–2024 FaG
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