Edward Joseph (Edd) Keene

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CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Joseph E Keen
Birth Year: abt 1920
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
P C Keen 46 [[Peter Cleveland]
Louema V Keen 46
John L Keen 26
Olie M Keen 21
Albert T Keen 19
Robert J Keen 15
Esther M Keen 13
Joseph E Keen 10
Annie L Keen 8
Ruba A Keen 6
Juanita Keen 3

1940 Census
Name: Ed Keen
Respondent: Yes
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1920
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Hurricane, Buchanan, Virginia
Street: Route Nat Numburd Basin Cump Bunney
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Hurricane, Buchanan, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Occupation: Miner
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $250
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 3rd grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 21
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 40
Income: $1000
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Ed Keen 20
Datina Keen 20
Dallis Keen 2 months
Lauanna Keen 54 [mother]
Carrie Street 17 [sister-in-law]

OBITUARY

Bristol Herald Courier; 22 June 2000

ROWE, Va. -- Edward Joseph (Edd J.) Keene, 80, died Wednesday, June 21, 2000, in a Richlands hospital. He was born in Buchanan County, a son of the late Peter Cleveland and Lou Emma Lowe Keene.

He had spent most of his life in the Rowe area. He was a retired coal operator. He was a member of the Rowe Free Pentecostal Holiness Church for 50 years, serving as a deacon for 35 years. He was the widower of State Ira Keene.

Surviving are three daughters, Shelva Jean Compton of Richlands and Patty Sue Keen and Vada Baldwin, both of Rowe; three sons, Dallas Carl Keene of Morganton, N.C., Joseph Edward Keene of Richlands and Dalma (Dale) Keene of Tazewell; two sisters, Juanita Street of Ashboro, N.C., and Minnie Hess of Burlington, N.C.; 28 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in Honaker Funeral Home Chapel in Honaker. The Rev. Ancil Childress will officiate. Burial will be in Russell Memorial Cemetery in Lebanon.

Mr. Keene was also preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Joan Compton; and a son, Joseph Roy Keene. Among survivors are sons-in-law Sturgle Compton of Richlands and Harlis Keen and Ned Baldwin, both of Rowe; daughters-in-law Donna Keene of Richlands and Kathy Keene of Tazewell; and a special son-in-law, Don Compton.

Pallbearers will be grandsons and granddaugthers. Honorary pallbearers will be the nursing staff of Medshares Home Healthcare, Janie Fleming and the staff of Stat Medical Equipment.

Friends may call any time Thursday in the funeral home where a service will be held at 7 p.m. Honaker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.


Birth:
Name: Ed J. Keene
SSN: 223-12-5623
Last Residence: 24646 Rowe, Buchanan, Virginia
BORN: 18 Feb 1919
Died: 21 Jun 2000
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29278663

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Edward Joseph Keene
Death Date: 21 Jun 2000
Death Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Edward married Margie State Ira Street. Margie (daughter of Oliver Street and Vernie McGlothlin) was born 24 Nov 1919, Buchanan Co. VA; died 25 Aug 1998, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Russell Memorial Cemetery, Lebanon, Russell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

1. Dallas Carl Keene was born 12 Mar 1940, Buchanan Co. VA; died 15 Jul 2013, Kingsport, Sullivan Co. TN; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
2. Jospeh Roy Keene
3. Shelva Jean Keene was born 25 May 1941, Buchanan Co. VA; died 10 Jun 2007, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA.
4. Barbara Joan Keene was born 05 Jun 1942, Buchanan Co. VA; died 20 Dec 1991, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Hall Cemetery, Rowe, Buchanan Co. VA.
5. Vada Keene
6. Patty Keene
7. Joseph Keene
8. Dalma Keene