OBITUARIES
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OBITUARIES
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BILLY BEDFORD KEETON , 73, of Huntingdon, died Wednesday, September 20, at his home. Many people in Carroll County knew Billy because of his work with the Carroll County Fair, Carroll County 4-H or from the frequent chicken barbecues held for several charitable events over the last 40 years. Always the quiet man, the public is unaware of many of his undertakings. Mr. Keeton, son of the late Bedford Benard Keeton and Ora (Duck) Keeton, was born on December 30, 1932, on their Bath Springs farm. He grew up working the land with his brothers and his father and learned about Jesus at the Keeton Springs Methodist Church. He graduated in 1953 from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He was soon inducted into the U.S. Army at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He remained at Fort Jackson for two years as a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Infantry Division (Airborne). Upon his honorable discharge from the Army, Mr. Keeton again entered public service as an agricultural extension agent in Carroll County with the University of Tennessee Extension Services. As an extension agent, Mr. Keeton was a 4-H leader and was active as an advisor and instructor with 4-H soil and cattle judging teams. The last 10 years before retirement, Mr. Keeton was the County Extension Leader. Throughout his life in Carroll County, Mr. Keeton held offices in the Lions Club and the Tennessee Association of Fairs (TAF). He served as a director of the Association from 1963-1965. He was the West Tennessee vice-president from 1966-1968. In January 1991, he was honored with the Thorton Taylor Lifetime Service Award. But, he will be most remembered for his 51 years as Carroll County Fair manager. Mr. Keeton has been an avid bowler. He bowled for his company in the Army and has bowled on leagues in Jackson, Paris and McKenzie for the last 44 years. Most recently he placed in the 2005 ABC Amateur Bowlers’ Tour held in Baton Rouge. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Mae Ridings Keeton; two daughters, Teresa Keeton (Wiley) Winter of Bartett and Tina Keeton (Don) Fentem of Benton, Arkansas; a son, Billy Keith (Karen) Keeton of Edmonds, Washington; four sisters; two brothers; and eight grandchildren. Services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 24, at the Huntingdon FRANCES (CEQUIN) WOODY KENNON , 83, died Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at the Alive Hospice. Funeral services were conducted Friday, April 21, in the Dilday Funeral Home East Room. Interment followed in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Brother Steve Atwood officiated the service. Mrs. Kennon was born February 5, 1923, in Carroll County, to the late Frank W. and Marie Parish Cequin. She was a homemaker and a member of the Eastview Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Irvin J. Woody and a son, Michael W. Woody. She is survived by her husband, Joe T. Kennon; a son, G.I. Woody of Brentwood; and a brother, Frank "Bub" Cequin of Huntingdon. She also leaves four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. DENNIS KIRK - Services for Kirk were held at Dilday Funeral Home Saturday, Dec. 7, at 1 p.m. Rev. Robert Noles officiated with burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Sadie Spain Kirk Wilins of Huntingdon and two brothers, Gerald Kirk and Gordon D. Kirk, both of Chicago Ill. The body of 40-year-old Dennis Kirk was discovered by an anonymous passerby supposedly a truck driver, who declined to identify himself. Mckenzie Banner Dec. 12, 1974 - Collection of Joy Beth Campbell  
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