George Allen Keith born on January 2nd, 1937 in Butler County, El Dorado, Kansas to Walter and Alberta (Wilson) Keith (deceased). George came from a family of six and left home and was self-supporting at the age of 14.
He married Margaret (Bingham) 36 years ago, May 28th, 1970. He had a successful career in the oil industry for over 55 years. During that time, he also owned his own business three times, including K & H Well Service, Flowers Oil Service, and Texaco Service Station. George was working for Key Energy as a Rig Supervisor when he passed away. He worked with some great people, of whom he always spoke highly. He waited to apply for disability until June 18th, as he was determined to give his employer and family the best he could until he was no longer able. George was baptized in 1979 in Augusta, KS after bible study with Charles and Jo Anne Renfro.
He leaves behind his wife Margaret at the home; four daughters Corrina Keith Brown and Morgan Ridgeway of Chickasha; Shana Keith-Ward of Oklahoma City; and George A. Brooks of El Reno; grandchildren Nathaniel Brown and Jerrette Chaney of Chickasha; George Keith , Ashleigh Keith and great-grandchild Ashleigh R. Keith, all of El Reno; two sons-in-law, D. Brian Ward and Kevin Brooks; as well as many neices and nephews. He also leaves many loving sisters-in-law and friends behind. George was a very strong, loving, kind, and rare man in the way he handled even the hardest of times with courage and an even temper. He is gone, but not forgotten, beloved husband, daddy, grandfather and friend. We will make sure his memory is kept alive through grandchildren and friends. We love and miss him so very much. We send our sincerest thanks to Dr. Linda Johnson of Chickasha, Dr. Brian Geister of Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, and Dr. Hampton of Integris Baptist for their compassion and care during this difficult time.
George Keith passed away on Sunday July 2, 2006. Memorial services will be held 11:00 am Friday, July 7 at the Church of Christ located at 329 S. Macomb Ave. in El Reno, OK and officiated by Mark Legg. The family respectfully requests that donations be made to the El Reno Hospice or any charity of choice in place of flowers.
The Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
February 22, 2009
Margaret Bingham Keith , age 70, died peacefully at home on Monday, February 16, 2009. Margaret was born July 11, 1938, in Wichita, KS, the sixth of 13 children of Bessie and Walter Marion Bingham. Margaret grew up in Kansas and Arkansas, where she attended school and graduated from Leon High School in Leon, KS in 1957. Family mattered most to Margaret .
She married George Allan Keith in 1970, and together they raised 4 daughters and lived in many places, including Kansas, Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Arkansas (the home they loved most of all). She was many things in her lifetime: talented and loving wife, mother, entrepreneur, church servant/custodian, and was considered by many who knew her as a "One Woman Welcome Wagon" due to her desire to cook and sew for and openly welcome people into the church and her neighborhood. The many friends she acquired this way knew her as "Margie". She had a passion for antiques, which she used to operate a successful antiques store called "Marge's Country Attic" in Chickasha, OK during the 1980's. She had an ability to find the value and significance in so many things that others often overlooked. Her incredible memory enabled her to share great stories about her family, especially about her father and paternal grandmother, both of whom she loved dearly. She loved the smell of lilacs, tobacco and wood burning stoves (which reminded her of her childhood), as well as a wide variety of music and books and phone calls from family. Margaret became a Christian (along with her husband George) in 1980, thanks to the influence of long-time friends, Joanne and Charles Renfro of Augusta, KS.
Margaret was preceded in death by her husband George and siblings Buddy Bingham, Charles Bingham, Larry Bingham, Peggy Ralston, and Ruth Rude. She is survived by her daughters, Corrina Keith-Brown, Morgan Keith , Shana Keith -Ward, and George Brooks; and by siblings, Hazel VanHorn, Virginia Milner, Kay Graber, Susie Maxwell, Sherry McCandless, Linda Coiner, and Richard Bingham; as well as many grandchildren, one great-grandchild, nephews, nieces, cousins, and in-laws. During the final stages of her illness, Margaret received excellent and loving care from Lifeline Hospice of Chickasha, OK.
Her final wish was to have her body donated to scientific research through LifeLegacy Foundation and strongly encouraged family and friends to do the same. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, February 26th at 1:30 pm at the Southern Oaks Church of Christ in Chickasha, OK.