Obituary of Esther Oxendine Keener
Esther Oxendine Keener of the Lumbee Tribe, age 88, of Dunlap, TN, formerly on Pembroke, NC died Monday, June 17, 2019. She was a member of Christian Worship Center in Whitwell, TN.
She was preceded in death by her husband, W.R. “Whitey” Keener; parents William Henry and Beatrace Oxendine; son, Neil Bradley Cummings; sisters Naomi, Pauline, Stella Mae, Hazel; and brother, John Oxendine
She is survived by her daughters, Kathy Tiska, Loretta (Richard) Abston, both of Dunlap; son William Ray (Shiloah) Keener, Pikeville; grandchildren, Scott Cummings, Mary Rose Crause, Barry Locklear, Evan Abston, Neala Childs, Nakela Tiska, William Keener IV, Brayden Keener, Kamerin Keener; great-grandchildren, Shelby, Branson, Myles, Clara, Caleb, Dawson, Noah; special niece Col. Karla Jo Miller, and her son Quinton Miller; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. CDT in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Allen Griffith officiating. Burial will be in Humble Cemetery. Online condolences can be made at www.reedfamilyfh.com. Arrangements by Standefer-Reed Funeral Home, 50 May Road, Dunlap. Visitation will be held Tuesday, June 18, 2019 from 5:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
In Loving Memory
Esther Keener
1931 - 2019
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