Roy Joe Keifer^[1]

1938 - 2005  (66 years)

• Name	Roy Joe Keifer
  Born	24 Sep 1938
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Feb 2005	Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Buried	2 Mar 2005	Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I183062	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Charles Marcus Keifer,   b. 2 Aug 1909,   d. 3 Sep 1989, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mildred Elizabeth Hughes,   b. 20 May 1917,   d. 17 Oct 1983, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F69324	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Carolyn Sue Owenby,   b. 8 May 1942,   d. 26 Nov 1987, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 45 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1966	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Bonnie L. Keifer
  Family ID	F117821	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Rachel S. Arnold,   b. 29 Apr 1945,   d. 28 Apr 2015  (Age 69 years)
  Married	19 Sep 1989	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F117828	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 30 Sep 1966 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 19 Sep 1989 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Died - 27 Feb 2005 - Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 2 Mar 2005 - Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 143. [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 1 Mar 2005. Roy Joe Keifer, February 27, 2005 Roy Joe Keifer, age 66, of Newport, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2005 at his home. He was a member of Newport Church of God and he was a former sheriff of Cocke County. He was also a Master Mason of the Newport Masonic Lodge #234. He was preceded in death by his parents, Marcus and Mildred Keifer. He is survived by his wife, Rachel Keifer of Newport; children, Bonnie Ivey and husband Randy of Chestnut Hill, Angie Owens and Rickey Owens, both of Newport; brother and sister-in-law, Ray and Wanda Keifer of Newport; brother, Hal Keifer of Cosby; sister and brother-in-law, Pat and Emitt Dyke of Bybee; grandchildren, Trey and Amber Owens, Cody Keifer, Brittany and Jacob Owens; also nieces, nephews, and a host of other family and friends. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at Manes Funeral Home Chapel prior to the Funeral services that will follow at 8 p.m. with, Pastor Charles Oakes, Pastor Billy Shelton, and Pastor John Butler officiating. Entombment will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2005 in Resthaven Memorial Mausoleum with L/Cpl Charles C. Roberts DAV Chapter 102 conducting military rites. Pall bearers will be Jimmy Dunn, D. C. Ramsey, Claude Strange, Bobby Stinson, Jim Gowan, McReah Whitten, Maurice Shults, and Billy Grooms; honorary pallbearers will be the Newport Rescue Squad, Cocke County Sheriffs Department and the Newport City Policemen. Manes Funeral Home in charge. [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 415-56-1552. Issued in Tennessee, residing in Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 10864811). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Carolyn Sue Owenby Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 30 Sep 1966 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Roy Joe Kiefer Page: 8 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Rachel Sue Owens Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 19 Sep 1989 Event Place: Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Roy Joe Keifer Page: 460 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name Bride's First Name Bride's Maiden Name County Date of Marriage File # KEIFER ROY J RACHEL S [NOT GIVEN] JEFFERSON 09-19-1989 43894