Thad E. "Bucky" Keziah

Thad E. "Bucky" Keziah, age 69, of Matthews, died Saturday, July 13, 2002 at his home. Born November 27, 1932 in Indian Trail, NC, he was the son of the late Robert K. Keziah and Grace Lee Presley Keziah. "Bucky" was the General Superintendent of Embree-Reed, Inc. for over forty years.
He retired in 2000 and was employed part-time at I.B.E.W. Local 379. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, member of Lodge #676, Scottish Rite Bodies, Oasis Temple of the Shrine and the Oasis Patrol. He was also a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church.
A service to celebrate the life of Thad E. "Bucky" Keziah will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 15, 2002 at McEwen Charlotte Chapel with The Reverend Jon DeBell, officiating. A Masonic Graveside Service will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends 7:00-9:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Mr. Keziah is survived by his wife of twenty-six years, Betty Smith Keziah; three children, Pam Grahl, Toni Pennington and Kevin Keziah; four grandchildren, Jimmy and Kelly Grahl and Kyle and Kole Pennington; three sisters, Rowena Parker, Carolyn McCallum and Linda Rhymer, sister-in-law, Mary Conover; and brother-in-law, Charles M. Smith. Countless friends, co-workers and his beloved pets also survive.
Memorials may be made to Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 East Seventh Street, Charlotte, NC 28204 or to the Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children, 2100 North Pleasantburg Dr., Greenville, SC 29609.
Arrangements by McEwen Funeral and Cremation Service, Charlotte Chapel.