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Laura Myrtle Keefer

Female 1888 - 1965  (76 years)


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  • Name Laura Myrtle Keefer 
    Born 25 Mar 1888  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 Jan 1965  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Laura Myrtle Keefer Casto
      Birth: Mar. 25, 1888
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Jan. 29, 1965
      Gallipolis
      Gallia County
      Ohio, USA
      Mrs. Laura Myrtle Casto
      Mrs. Laura Myrtle Casto, 77, of Gallipolis, Ohio, formerly of Belle, died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Plantz, in Gallipolis after a long illness.

      A native of Mason County, she was a member of the Church of Nazarene of Gallipolis.

      Other survivors include a son, E.B. of Belle; a sister, Mrs. C.B. Allen of Gallipolis; three brothers, Harry Keefer of Charleston, and Lawrence and Henry, both of Leon; six grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

      Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Gallipolis Church of Nazarene. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery near Leon.

      The body will be taken from Wetherholt Funeral Home at Gallipolis to the church one hour before the service.

      Visitors may call at the funeral home from noon today until noon Monday.

      Charleston Gazette
      January 30, 1965.
      Family links:
      Parents:
      Robert Lee Milroy Keefer (1864 - 1958)
      Rosa Anna Mary Graham Keefer (1864 - 1933)
      Spouse:
      Perry Enos Casto (1880 - 1934)*
      Children:
      Ray Roman Casto (1911 - 1945)*
      Siblings:
      Henry Milroy Keefer (1882 - 1973)*
      Harry Leroy Keefer (1886 - 1966)*
      Laura Myrtle Keefer Casto (1888 - 1965)
      Lawrence Huey Keefer (1890 - 1973)*
      Sarah Elizabeth Keefer Allen (1892 - 1965)*
      Joseph Patrick Keefer (1894 - 1960)*
      Allie Frances Keefer (1894 - 1968)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Inscription:
      CASTO
      PERRY E. 1880 - 1934
      HIS WIFE
      LAURA M. 1886 - 1965
      Burial:
      Bethel Cemetery
      Leon
      Mason County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Robert V Darst
      Record added: Dec 25, 2011
      Find A Grave Memorial# 82381117
    Person ID I114648  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2017 

    Father Robert Lee Milroy Keefer,   b. 27 Dec 1864, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1958, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Mother Rosa Anna Mary Graham,   b. 18 Mar 1864, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1933, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F29184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Perry Enos Casto,   b. 18 Nov 1880, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1934, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 5 Jun 1904  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 6/5/1904 at Robert Keefer's
      Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
      Perry E Casto, Mason Co, Mason Co
      Laura M Keefer, 16, Jackson Co, Mason Co
      Informant - Robert Keefer of Mason Co

      1930 Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio #278
      Casto, P E 50 md age 24 WV WV WV machinist furniture factory
      Laura wife 42 md age 16 WV WV WV tester - grocery store
      Anna da 16 WV WV WV
      Irwin son 12 WV WV WV

      1940 Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio
      Casto, Laura M 52 wd WV 1935: lived same house
      Anna M da 26 WV 1935: lived same house
    Children 
     1. Ray Roman Casto,   b. 14 Sep 1911, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1945, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     2. Anna Mary Casto,   b. 20 Jan 1914, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 2000, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     3. Erwin Birt Casto,   b. 11 Sep 1917, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 2013, Citrus County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
    Family ID F29183  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

    2. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.