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Bertha Lee Keyes - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Vicksburg Post December 19, 2003

TALLULAH — Bertha Lee Keyes died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at Richland Parish Hospital 
in Delhi, La. She was 85. 

Born in Crowville, La., Mrs. Keyes was a resident of Tallulah and a homemaker. She 
retired from Fred’s Department store in 2000 after 21 years of service. She was a 
member of Parkview Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard S. Keyes; and two grandsons, Dwayne 
H. Keyes and David D. Keyes. 

Survivors include a son, Col. Billy G. Keyes of West Monroe, La.; a daughter, Shirley 
M. Wilson of Tallulah; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a niece; and 
other relatives and friends, including Bonnie Holmes, Lavonne Givens and William Givens, 
all of Tallulah. 

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Parkview Baptist Church with the Revs. Cletus 
Moak and John Rushing officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery under 
the direction of Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home in Tallulah. 

Pallbearers will be William Givens, Eric Givens, Lloyd T. Erwin, Mark Homes, Ray Jobe 
and Shelby Holmes.