Jean Caho Keel
November 23, 1933 — February 5, 2016
Jean Caho Keel
Jean Caho Keel, 82, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 5, 2016, after battling cancer for the past seven years. She was born on November 23, 1933, at Spring Creek Road, North Carolina to the late Joseph Shelton Caho and Olivia Challie Caho.
She was a housewife, and worked for seven years at Craven Log in Bridgeton, North Carolina, and at North Electric in Kingsport, TN for five years. Jean loved to crochet, knit, do crafts, work puzzles and play Canasta card game. She was loved and will be missed by those who knew her.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Phillip Keel, Sr.; son, Ernest Phillips Keel, Jr.; and great-grandson, Robert Justin Chapman.
She is survived by two daughters, Olivia Mae Stevens and husband, James, and Barbara Jean Ballard, and son, Bruce Earl Keel, all of Kingsport, TN; twi sister, Ella Caho Toler of Alliance, NC; four grandchildren, James Phillips Stevens, Wanda Jean Chapman, Heather Brooke Steffan, and Kristi Nicole Potter; three great-grandchildren, Jessica Leann Chapman, James Payton Steffan, and Hadley Reagan Steffan; and two great-great-grandchildren, Paisley Jane Starke and Harper Grace Rogers.
The family would like to thank all of the doctors and nurses that took such good care of her during her battle with cancer. She was very blessed and cared for by the best. A special thanks to Kathy Hall and Shelley Stevens who made her last days at home possible. Also, to all the family and friends who called and sent cards. She loved to read them and was glad to hear from all.
The family will receive friends from 3-5:00 pm on Sunday at Bryant Funeral Home in Alliance, NC.
The funeral service will be held on Monday at 11:00 am at Bryant Funeral Home with Rev. Jack Bowen. Interment will follow in Sand Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to 2016 Kingsport Area Annual Fund Drive, National Breast Cancer Research Center, 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1012, P.O. Box 96676, Washington DC, 20090-6676.
She was a housewife, and worked for seven years at Craven Log in Bridgeton, North Carolina, and at North Electric in Kingsport, TN for five years. Jean loved to crochet, knit, do crafts, work puzzles and play Canasta card game. She was loved and will be missed by those who knew her.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Phillip Keel, Sr.; son, Ernest Phillips Keel, Jr.; and great-grandson, Robert Justin Chapman.
She is survived by two daughters, Olivia Mae Stevens and husband, James, and Barbara Jean Ballard, and son, Bruce Earl Keel, all of Kingsport, TN; twi sister, Ella Caho Toler of Alliance, NC; four grandchildren, James Phillips Stevens, Wanda Jean Chapman, Heather Brooke Steffan, and Kristi Nicole Potter; three great-grandchildren, Jessica Leann Chapman, James Payton Steffan, and Hadley Reagan Steffan; and two great-great-grandchildren, Paisley Jane Starke and Harper Grace Rogers.
The family would like to thank all of the doctors and nurses that took such good care of her during her battle with cancer. She was very blessed and cared for by the best. A special thanks to Kathy Hall and Shelley Stevens who made her last days at home possible. Also, to all the family and friends who called and sent cards. She loved to read them and was glad to hear from all.
The family will receive friends from 3-5:00 pm on Sunday at Bryant Funeral Home in Alliance, NC.
The funeral service will be held on Monday at 11:00 am at Bryant Funeral Home with Rev. Jack Bowen. Interment will follow in Sand Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to 2016 Kingsport Area Annual Fund Drive, National Breast Cancer Research Center, 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1012, P.O. Box 96676, Washington DC, 20090-6676.
Cemetery Details
Sand Hill Cemetery
New Bern, NC,
New Bern, NC,
Visitation
FEB 7. 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Bryant Funeral Home
52 Bryant St.
Alliance, NC, US, 28509
Funeral Service
FEB 8. 11:00 AM
Bryant Funeral Home
52 Bryant St.
Alliance, NC, US, 28509
Burial
FEB 8
Sand Hill Cemetery
New Bern, NC, US
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