Michael Keel Obituary
Funeral services for Michael Doyle Keel, 69, will be held on Monday, March 17, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 9891 Texas Hwy, Many, Louisiana. A burial will follow at Beulah Baptist Cemetery in Many, Louisiana. A visitation will be held on Sunday, March 16, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Officiating the service will be Brother Leon Manshack.
Michael was born on April 18, 1955 to Ernest Doyle Keel and Peggy Johnson Keel in Shreveport, Louisiana and passed away on Friday, March 14, 2025 in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Michael was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Peggy Keel; sister, Debbie Ashby; and grandson, Zackary Rhame. He is survived by his wife of 21 years, Charlotte Keel, of Many, Louisiana; sons, Eric Keel of Marthaville, Louisiana and Tim Rhame and wife, Dee Dee, of Tyler, Texas; daughter, Stephanie Oxley and husband, Mark, of Many, Louisiana; brother-in-law, Bobby Ashby of Blanchard, Louisiana; grandchildren, Breanna Oxley and Kaydence Oxley of Many, Louisiana; nephew, Brad Ashby of Blanchard, Louisiana; and niece, Lesa Herman of Blanchard, Louisiana.
Honoring Michael as pallbearers will be Jerrad Bragg, Jimmy Elliott, Joshua Hippler, Justin Merritt, Breanna Oxley, Tim Rhame, and Bobby Steele. Serving as honorary pallbearers are Jason Heard, David Hippler, Shane Hippler, and Kaydence Oxley.
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