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Shirley Keilty Obituary
She moved to Little Rock after graduating High School and worked as a seamstress at the Ottenheimer factory. Soon after, she met her husband, James T. Keilty (Jim), on a blind date, and after a whirlwind romance, married him on March 25, 1960. As a wife of an Air Force man, Shirley travelled to many places and enjoyed the experiences. During her life with her husband, Jim, she volunteered with organizations to feed and clothe the homeless and was very charitable toward people who were in need.
Shirley was a member of Northside Pentecostal Church. She loved God, her family and her church. She was known as the "Hat Lady" at her church because of the hats she loved to wear, many of which were given to her as gifts.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Augustus and Viola Skinner, her husband, James, her son, James Jr., her granddaughter, Katie, her sister, Lorene Poole, her brothers A. J. Skinner, and Leo Skinner and her sister Agnes Nuckles. She is survived by her brothers, Robert Skinner, Roy Skinner and her children, Shirley Lequieu (Ted), Robert Keilty (Betty), Catherine Spells (Wayne), her daughter-in-law Becky Keilty, her grandchildren, Viv (Ashley) Williams, Daniel Lequieu, Avriel Bolin (Tyler), Joseph Keilty, David Keilty, Tara Keilty, her great-grandchild Cassandra "Cassie" Bolin and many other family members and friends.
Visitation will be from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at Smith Sherwood Funeral Home (7700 Hwy 107) with interment following at Little Rock National Cemetery at 10:30 AM.
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