Dorothy Marie Keith, 84, passed from this life on November 15, 2017 surrounded by her family in Anahuac, Texas. She was born to parents Sim Brown and Rosalee Walker Brown on July 5, 1933 in Mississippi. She loved being a homemaker and mother to her family. Dorothy was also a seamstress, and attended church at The Sanctuary Church in Mount Belvieu. Dorothy was known to many as "the original pioneer woman". She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Lester Lemuel Keith; son, Geral Keith; brother, Charles Brown; and grandchildren, Shawn Keith and Jeremy Keith. Dorothy is lovingly survived by her children, Lester Keith and wife Kristen, Bobby Keith and wife Suzanne, James Keith; siblings, Morris Brown and wife Candace, Jimmy Brown and wife Ovella, Meredith Herndon and husband Kenneth; grandchildren, Jason Keith and wife Danielle, Ruthann Anderson and husband Jake, Aimee Carpenter and husband Michael, Becky Alexander and husband Robert, Ashley Keith and wife Darla, Nathan Edwards and wife Candace, Nick Keith and wife Kim, James Banning and wife Tiffany, Amber Nordstrom and husband Beau, Toni Keith; 19 great-grandchildren, as well as numerous extended family members and many dear friends. A visitation will be held Monday morning from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. November 20, 2017 in the chapel of Carter-Conley Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at noon on Monday with Reverend Ron Macey and Reverend John Bernadini, II officiating, with graveside services to follow at Ryan Cemetery in Tarkington Prairie, Texas at 2:30 p.m. under the direction of Carter-Conley Funeral Home. The family would like to sincerely thank the care teams at Harbor Hospice and at Bayside Hospital in Anahuac, Texas for their compassionate services they provided during Dorothy's time of illness.
Carter - Conley Funeral Home 13701 Corpus Christi St. Houston, Texas 77015 713-455-5100 www.CarterFuneral-Houston.com
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November 30, 2017
A life well lived by means of God's tender mercies and strength. May God comfort you during this time of sorrow and continue cherishing all those tender moments shared with you all. Isaiah 65: 17-25.
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Jawonna Pinell
November 20, 2017
We have had a kindred spirit between us since we met. We worked prison together, prayed together,
Ate together, as well as party together. Now you
Have went before me to Our King, Jesus Christ!
I WILL LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU TILL WE MEET
AGAIN PRECIOUS SISTER AND FRIEND!
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