Obituary-Louise Keener

Louise Keener, Galena, MO, daughter of Robert and Eva (Bruffett) Hicks, was born on September 8, 1928, in Galena, MO and departed this life on July 25, 2023 in Mount Vernon, MO, at the age of 94.

Louise was a member of the Elsey Baptist Church, Elsey, MO and a lifelong resident of the area. She had worked as a seamstress at the casket factory and garment factory in Crane, MO.

Louise was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ervie Keener; son Jerry Keener; daughter, Irene Chase; three brothers; four sisters; two half-brothers; two half-sisters and a granddaughter, Jeri Ann Keener.

Survivors include: daughter, Ilene Chase and her husband, Jesse; nine grandchildren, Eva Plumb, Cindy Leuschen, Brenda Smith, Randy Keener, Rob Chase, Toni Eutsler, Greg Chase, Cody Keener and Amanda Keener; eighteen great grandchildren; seventeen great, great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held Saturday, July 29, 2023, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in Stumpff Funeral Chapel, Crane, MO. Funeral services will follow the visitation at 11:00 a.m. with Mac McCully officiating. Burial will be in Jones Chastain Cemetery, Nixa, MO under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home, Crane, MO.