KEYS, AMY
Amy Elizabeth Maynard Keys, age 91, was born on December 10, 1921 and passed away October 12, 2013 after a prolonged illness. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Romey W. Keys, her parents Amy Jackson Maynard and William T. Maynard, sisters Julia Maynard Brown and Lillian Maynard Jones, brother William T. Maynard, Jr., brothers-in-law, Richard F. "Plunky" Brown and Ignatius "Nacey" Jones, sisters-in-law Myrtle Maynard and Rita Maynard, as well as by two nieces Shirley Henson and Hazel Smith. Mrs. Keys graduated from Provident Nursing School in Baltimore, Maryland in 1942. She was a registered nurse in Maryland and throughout the Washington Metropolitan area. She was the first black supervising nurse at Prince George's County General Hospital, and retired from Prince George's as well as from Glenn Dale Hospital and Bethesda Naval Hospital, where she attended President Ronald Reagan. She continued her nursing career as a private duty nurse attending several prominent patients in the greater Washington area. She is survived by her five children Margaret A. Keys Semple, Romey T. Keys, Amy E. Keys, Charlotte M. Keys, William T. Keys; two grandchildren Christopher A. Stewart and Julia L. Semple; five nieces Jacqueline Brown, Barbara Walker, Claudia Clayton, Cynthia Pannell, and Diane Harper; and two nephews Richard F. "Frankie" Brown, Jr., and William T. Maynard III, as well as 10 great nephews, 13 great nieces, and a host of loving family and friends. Viewing will be held at Robert Evans Funeral Home, 16000 Annapolis Road, Bowie, MD 20715 on Friday, October 25 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tributes and Life Remembrances may be made at the viewing. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 26 at University of Maryland Memorial Chapel at 10 a.m. Repast directly following the funeral service at Robert Evans Funeral Home. Interment at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery, 11301 Crain Highway, Cheltenham, MD, will be held on Tuesday, October 29 at 11 a.m. Gifts in her memory may be made to the Provident-Helene Fuld Nurses Alumni Association, P.O. Box 26484, Gwynn Oak, MD 21207 and Our Lady of Grace Sodality, St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, 2020 Saint Joseph Drive, Largo, MD 20774. www.robertevansfuneralhome.com
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Published in The Washington Post on Oct. 20, 2013
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Amy Elizabeth Maynard Keys, age 91, was born on December 10, 1921 and passed away October 12, 2013 after a prolonged illness. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Romey W. Keys, her parents Amy Jackson Maynard and William T. Maynard, sisters Julia Maynard Brown and Lillian Maynard Jones, brother William T. Maynard, Jr., brothers-in-law, Richard F. "Plunky" Brown and Ignatius "Nacey" Jones, sisters-in-law Myrtle Maynard and Rita Maynard, as well as by two nieces Shirley Henson and Hazel Smith. Mrs. Keys graduated from Provident Nursing School in Baltimore, Maryland in 1942. She was a registered nurse in Maryland and throughout the Washington Metropolitan area. She was the first black supervising nurse at Prince George's County General Hospital, and retired from Prince George's as well as from Glenn Dale Hospital and Bethesda Naval Hospital, where she attended President Ronald Reagan. She continued her nursing career as a private duty nurse attending several prominent patients in the greater Washington area. She is survived by her five children Margaret A. Keys Semple, Romey T. Keys, Amy E. Keys, Charlotte M. Keys, William T. Keys; two grandchildren Christopher A. Stewart and Julia L. Semple; five nieces Jacqueline Brown, Barbara Walker, Claudia Clayton, Cynthia Pannell, and Diane Harper; and two nephews Richard F. "Frankie" Brown, Jr., and William T. Maynard III, as well as 10 great nephews, 13 great nieces, and a host of loving family and friends. Viewing will be held at Robert Evans Funeral Home, 16000 Annapolis Road, Bowie, MD 20715 on Friday, October 25 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tributes and Life Remembrances may be made at the viewing. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 26 at University of Maryland Memorial Chapel at 10 a.m. Repast directly following the funeral service at Robert Evans Funeral Home. Interment at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery, 11301 Crain Highway, Cheltenham, MD, will be held on Tuesday, October 29 at 11 a.m. Gifts in her memory may be made to the Provident-Helene Fuld Nurses Alumni Association, P.O. Box 26484, Gwynn Oak, MD 21207 and Our Lady of Grace Sodality, St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, 2020 Saint Joseph Drive, Largo, MD 20774. www.robertevansfuneralhome.com
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Published in The Washington Post on Oct. 20, 2013
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=amy-keys&pid=167607703&fhid=2152#sthash.hCWrW3Tk.dpuf
KEYS, AMY
Amy Elizabeth Maynard Keys, age 91, was born on December 10, 1921 and passed away October 12, 2013 after a prolonged illness. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Romey W. Keys, her parents Amy Jackson Maynard and William T. Maynard, sisters Julia Maynard Brown and Lillian Maynard Jones, brother William T. Maynard, Jr., brothers-in-law, Richard F. "Plunky" Brown and Ignatius "Nacey" Jones, sisters-in-law Myrtle Maynard and Rita Maynard, as well as by two nieces Shirley Henson and Hazel Smith. Mrs. Keys graduated from Provident Nursing School in Baltimore, Maryland in 1942. She was a registered nurse in Maryland and throughout the Washington Metropolitan area. She was the first black supervising nurse at Prince George's County General Hospital, and retired from Prince George's as well as from Glenn Dale Hospital and Bethesda Naval Hospital, where she attended President Ronald Reagan. She continued her nursing career as a private duty nurse attending several prominent patients in the greater Washington area. She is survived by her five children Margaret A. Keys Semple, Romey T. Keys, Amy E. Keys, Charlotte M. Keys, William T. Keys; two grandchildren Christopher A. Stewart and Julia L. Semple; five nieces Jacqueline Brown, Barbara Walker, Claudia Clayton, Cynthia Pannell, and Diane Harper; and two nephews Richard F. "Frankie" Brown, Jr., and William T. Maynard III, as well as 10 great nephews, 13 great nieces, and a host of loving family and friends. Viewing will be held at Robert Evans Funeral Home, 16000 Annapolis Road, Bowie, MD 20715 on Friday, October 25 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tributes and Life Remembrances may be made at the viewing. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 26 at University of Maryland Memorial Chapel at 10 a.m. Repast directly following the funeral service at Robert Evans Funeral Home. Interment at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery, 11301 Crain Highway, Cheltenham, MD, will be held on Tuesday, October 29 at 11 a.m. Gifts in her memory may be made to the Provident-Helene Fuld Nurses Alumni Association, P.O. Box 26484, Gwynn Oak, MD 21207 and Our Lady of Grace Sodality, St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, 2020 Saint Joseph Drive, Largo, MD 20774. www.robertevansfuneralhome.com
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Published in The Washington Post on Oct. 20, 2013
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=amy-keys&pid=167607703&fhid=2152#sthash.hCWrW3Tk.dpuf
Amy Elizabeth Maynard Keys, age 91, was born on December 10, 1921 and passed away October 12, 2013 after a prolonged illness. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Romey W. Keys, her parents Amy Jackson Maynard and William T. Maynard, sisters Julia Maynard Brown and Lillian Maynard Jones, brother William T. Maynard, Jr., brothers-in-law, Richard F. "Plunky" Brown and Ignatius "Nacey" Jones, sisters-in-law Myrtle Maynard and Rita Maynard, as well as by two nieces Shirley Henson and Hazel Smith. Mrs. Keys graduated from Provident Nursing School in Baltimore, Maryland in 1942. She was a registered nurse in Maryland and throughout the Washington Metropolitan area. She was the first black supervising nurse at Prince George's County General Hospital, and retired from Prince George's as well as from Glenn Dale Hospital and Bethesda Naval Hospital, where she attended President Ronald Reagan. She continued her nursing career as a private duty nurse attending several prominent patients in the greater Washington area. She is survived by her five children Margaret A. Keys Semple, Romey T. Keys, Amy E. Keys, Charlotte M. Keys, William T. Keys; two grandchildren Christopher A. Stewart and Julia L. Semple; five nieces Jacqueline Brown, Barbara Walker, Claudia Clayton, Cynthia Pannell, and Diane Harper; and two nephews Richard F. "Frankie" Brown, Jr., and William T. Maynard III, as well as 10 great nephews, 13 great nieces, and a host of loving family and friends. Viewing will be held at Robert Evans Funeral Home, 16000 Annapolis Road, Bowie, MD 20715 on Friday, October 25 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tributes and Life Remembrances may be made at the viewing. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 26 at University of Maryland Memorial Chapel at 10 a.m. Repast directly following the funeral service at Robert Evans Funeral Home. Interment at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery, 11301 Crain Highway, Cheltenham, MD, will be held on Tuesday, October 29 at 11 a.m. Gifts in her memory may be made to the Provident-Helene Fuld Nurses Alumni Association, P.O. Box 26484, Gwynn Oak, MD 21207 and Our Lady of Grace Sodality, St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, 2020 Saint Joseph Drive, Largo, MD 20774. www.robertevansfuneralhome.com
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Published in The Washington Post on Oct. 20, 2013
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=amy-keys&pid=167607703&fhid=2152#sthash.hCWrW3Tk.dpuf
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