Artie Alifair ABSHER

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CENSUS

1930 Census
Name: Artie Absher
Birth Year: abt 1919
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Absher 44
Rena Absher 37
Jim Absher 15
Rosa Absher 13
Artie Absher 11
Lloyd Wm Absher 6

OBITUARY

Mrs. Artie Alifair Absher Keen, age 83 of Tazewell, Virginia, died Saturday, February 1, 2003 at her home following a lengthy illness..

She was born in Tazewell County, Virginia and was a daughter of the late Charles and Rena Chambers Absher, both Tazewell County, Virginia natives.

She was a life long resident of the Tazewell County area and was a former bookkeeper for several independent coal operators and was among the first postmistresses to serve in Tazewell County, Virginia. She was a life long member of the Richlands Tabernacle and was a very loving friend to her family and community.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Albert T. Keen and three brothers, Dewey, Roy, and Lloyd Absher.

Survivors are:

Five Daughters:

Mrs. William (Pauline) Woodall of Tazewell, Virginia

Mrs. Cecil (Shelma) Richardson of Tazewell, Virginia

Mrs. Claudine Lockhart of Tazewell, Virginia

Mrs. Jack (Carolyn) Lewis of Lexington, Kentucky

Mrs. Jimmy (Beverly) Farmer of Rosedale, Virginia

Four Sisters:

Mrs. C. W. (Mattie) Stilwell of Steelesburg, Virginia

Mrs. Edward (Rosa) Messick of Pounding Mill, Virginia

Mrs. Joe (Nell) Buckles of Stafford, Virginia

Mrs. Bernard (Maxie) Williamson of Stafford, Virginia

1 Brother, Mr. James T. Absher of Raven, Virginia

Nine Grandchildren, Thirteen Great Grandchildren, and special caregivers, Doris Neal and Karen Tignor.

Funeral services for Mrs. Artie Alifair Absher Keen will be conducted Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at the Richlands Tabernacle in Richlands, Virginia with Rev. Phillip Horton, Rev. Ralph Horton, Rev. David Horton, and Rev. James Horton officiating. Entombment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Claypool Hill, Virginia. Pallbearers will be: Richie Richardson, Dale Woodall, James Lewis, Anthony Lockhart, Benjamin Lockhart, Jared Farmer, Joshua Dye, Jordan Robinett, Hunter Woodall, and Chase Richardson. Honorary pallbearers: Dr. Phillip Peterson and Dr. Steven Rinehart. Friends may call at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands after 6:00 p.m. Monday.

Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia is in charge of arrangements.

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Artie Alifair Absher
Birth Date: 5 Sep 1919
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9694590&ref=acom

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Artie Alifair Keen
Death Date: 1 Feb 2003
Death Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Artie married Albert Theodore Keen. [Group Sheet]

Rena married Edward Paul Blankenship 16 Jan 1954, Tazewell Co. VA; divorced 26 May 1959, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Rena married William Dale Woodall 10 Jun 1960, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Shelma married Cecil Richardson 24 Jun 1960, Russell Co. VA; divorced 12 Jul 1974, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Alice married James Thomas Lockhart 13 Jun 1964, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Carolyn married Jackie L Lewis 04 Jun 1968, Bland Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Beverly married Jimmy C. Farmer 26 Apr 1974, Honaker, Russell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]