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Submitted: 12/12/09 • Approved: 3/15/24 • Last Updated: 3/18/24 • R268729-G268727-S3
Alfred
February 13, 1849 - August 27, 1930
Married first Josephine Coats 1869
Married second Mrs Nola Douglas Hobbs Dunlap Jan 1, 1908
*Obituary
Rogers Daily News
Thursday, August 28, 1930
KEITH, Alfred F. - Alf F. Keith, a resident of Bentonville for over 20 years and of the county for over half a century, died at the home of his son, Ray D. Keith, Wednesday morning, August 27th, 1930 at the age of 82 1/2 years. Although he had been in ill health over a year he did not become seriously ill until about a month ago. Born in North Carolina, Mr. Keith with his son, C.D. Keith, visited the old home about two months ago. Funeral services were held this morning from the First Baptist Church, his pastor, the Rev. J.D. Allen, officiating. Burial was made in the Coats cemetery, eight miles west of Decatur, following the services. Mr. Keith was a prominent member of the Baptist church and lived the greater part of his life in west Benton County. Surviving are his son, Ray D. of this place and C.D. of Wewoka, Okla.
*Obituary
Rogers Democrat
Thursday, September 4, 1930
Alfred F. Keith, who passed away in his 82nd year Aug. 27, 1930, was widely known in the western part of Benton County where he had lived for 35 years, as well as in Bentonville where 20 of his declining years were spent. Uncle Alf, as he was generally known, was born in Marrs Hill, N. Caro. Feb. 13, 1849. His father, James Keith, dying when Alf was but a small boy. In 1868 the widow and her five sons immigrated with others to Benton County. A tract of land in Coon Hollow, west of Decatur, was taken up which has been kept in the family ever since. A year after coming here and at the age of 20 he married Miss Josephine Coats, the daughter of a well known family in that community. To them were born 11 children but only three remain. These are Ray D. Keith of Bentonville; Charles D. Keith and Mrs. Ethel Howell of Wewoka, Okla. After his marriage he taught school for a number of years, teaching at Bozarth, Bloomfield and Cherokee City. Later the Keith family moved to Rogers where Mr. Keith engaged in the grocery business for five years. Following a spell of illness they returned to their farm but a short time after moved to Gravette where he again entered the grocery business. About 20 years ago he moved to Bentonville which had since been his home. Some seven years after the death of his wife he was married to Mrs. Nola Hobbs Dunlap, who passed away two years ago. Mr. Keith joined the Baptist church when a boy and served as a deacon in the Coats Baptist church until he moved to Bentonville where he was an active deacon in the local Baptist Church until he died. Both Mr. and Mrs. Keith were regular attendants at Sunday School. With the exception of two or three years he attended every session of the Benton County Baptist Association for the past 44 years. In the company of his son, C.D. Keith, he motored in June to his former home in Marrs Hill to see again the home of his childhood. He enjoyed very much the trip to the early family home. Since his return he had been failing in health and strength. His funeral was largely attended and he was buried beside his first wife in the old Coats cemetery on the Spavinaw, west of Decatur.
*Obituary
Rogers Daily News
Thursday, August 28, 1930
Funeral Held for Pioneer Resident
Funeral service for A. F. Keith, aged 82, widely known pioneer Benton county citizen, who died at the home of his son, Ray D. Keith at Bentonville Wednesday morning, was held at the First Baptist church in Bentonville Thursday morning with the Rev. J.D. Allen, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial was in the Coats cemetery, near Maysville.
Mr. Keith was born at Marrs Hill, N.C., but came to Benton county in his early manhood and settled with his family near Maysville. Later he moved to Gravette and for several years resided at Decatur. For about 20 years of his life he taught school, and was also engaged in farming and in the grocery business.
Mr. Keith was a life-long member of the Baptist church and when 25 years of age was elected a deacon, serving the church in this capacity until his death. During his long service to his church, he missed but few sessions of the Benton County Baptist association.
Besides his son at Bentonville, Mr. Keith is survived by another son, Charles D. Keith, and one daughter, Mrs. Esther Howell, both of Wewoka, Okla. He was an uncle of Mrs. E.B. Sillin of Rogers.
Josephine
1854 - 1900
Contributed on 12/12/09 by wfields55
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