William H. Keffer was born near Newbern, in Pulaski co., Virginia, the eldest of seven children. His family moved to Raleigh county, now in West Virginia, around 1856. He served as a Confederate physician during the Civil War, and afterwards married Etta Grayson. They raised their family (3 sons, 3 daughters) in Smyth county, Virginia, moving to Hico, Texas, a little before 1900.
Obituary: A Pioneer Physician Buried at Hico Monday
In the fullness of years a life as beautiful in righteous living and kindly deeds as ever a pattern could be copied from the life of Him Who was perfection, came to an earthly end when Dr. William H. Keffer, ninety-two years of age, crossed over the river to join those loved ones lost for a while.
Dissolution took place last Saturday afternoon at 4:40 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F. L. Fisher, at Mesquite, near Dallas, where he had dwelt since 1918, when his loving companion of more than fifty years, had fallen asleep in Jesus and left him tarrying here a while.
The body, accompanied by member of his family and a number of friends, was received in Hico on Monday at noon and escorted to the Presbyterian church, of which he had been a devout and consecrated member since boyhood. There with the casket almost hidden with beautiful flowers a comforting funeral service was conducted by Rev. J. P. Gilliam, a long time friend of Dr. Keffer and his family. Then the body was borne to the silent City of the Dead on the hilltops and laid to rest where the first sunbeams of the morning chase the shadows away and where the birds sing in gladsome peace and praise to the Creator throughout the long summer days.
Dr. Keffer was born March 15, 1833, in Newburn, Virginia, and grew to manhood in that state. He was educated for the medical profession and served as a surgeon in the Confederate ranks in the memorable battles that took place in his native state. He came to Texas with his family in 1883 and settled in Hico for the practice of his profession and lived there continuously until his devoted wife died, when burdened with sorrows and weighted with years, he went to make his home with his eldest daughter, Mrs. Fisher. He rallied there and was active and took pleasure in outdoor life until some two years ago when his senses of sight and hearing failed him, followed by the breaking down of other faculties until his body was left almost an empty tenement of the kindly, useful holy man who had dwelt therein. Dr. Keffer was a noble, useful man, and all who knew him found inspiration for higher living in his example.
Besides Mrs. Frank Fisher, who was Mamie Keffer, there is one other daughter, Katherine Keffer, married to F. E. Beatty, of Great Falls, Montanan; and three sons, C. L. Keffer, of Wichita Falls, Texas; Tate T. Keffer and Sam Keffer, of Dallas. There are six grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. At Hico there are Earl R. Lynch and C. L. Lynch Jr., sons of Mrs Nannie Keffer Lynch, who died in Hico in 1909; Joe Fisher, of Beaumont, son of Mrs. Mamie Keffer Fisher, and his two little sons, Joe Jr. , and Harward Fisher, and the three little children of Mrs. Katherine Keffer Beatty.
Such a life as was Dr. Keffer's will never die on earth but will continue to bless humanity, and we who knew and loved him do not mourn his going away to that happy bourne from which no traveler returns for he merits the rest and the happiness there, and our tears are shed only because of loneliness felt in the parting with him who was so gentle and kind and so ready to comfort and aid and soothe his fellow beings along the pathways of life. (The Hamilton Herald, July 3, 1925)
Obituary: A Pioneer Physician Buried at Hico Monday
In the fullness of years a life as beautiful in righteous living and kindly deeds as ever a pattern could be copied from the life of Him Who was perfection, came to an earthly end when Dr. William H. Keffer, ninety-two years of age, crossed over the river to join those loved ones lost for a while.
Dissolution took place last Saturday afternoon at 4:40 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F. L. Fisher, at Mesquite, near Dallas, where he had dwelt since 1918, when his loving companion of more than fifty years, had fallen asleep in Jesus and left him tarrying here a while.
The body, accompanied by member of his family and a number of friends, was received in Hico on Monday at noon and escorted to the Presbyterian church, of which he had been a devout and consecrated member since boyhood. There with the casket almost hidden with beautiful flowers a comforting funeral service was conducted by Rev. J. P. Gilliam, a long time friend of Dr. Keffer and his family. Then the body was borne to the silent City of the Dead on the hilltops and laid to rest where the first sunbeams of the morning chase the shadows away and where the birds sing in gladsome peace and praise to the Creator throughout the long summer days.
Dr. Keffer was born March 15, 1833, in Newburn, Virginia, and grew to manhood in that state. He was educated for the medical profession and served as a surgeon in the Confederate ranks in the memorable battles that took place in his native state. He came to Texas with his family in 1883 and settled in Hico for the practice of his profession and lived there continuously until his devoted wife died, when burdened with sorrows and weighted with years, he went to make his home with his eldest daughter, Mrs. Fisher. He rallied there and was active and took pleasure in outdoor life until some two years ago when his senses of sight and hearing failed him, followed by the breaking down of other faculties until his body was left almost an empty tenement of the kindly, useful holy man who had dwelt therein. Dr. Keffer was a noble, useful man, and all who knew him found inspiration for higher living in his example.
Besides Mrs. Frank Fisher, who was Mamie Keffer, there is one other daughter, Katherine Keffer, married to F. E. Beatty, of Great Falls, Montanan; and three sons, C. L. Keffer, of Wichita Falls, Texas; Tate T. Keffer and Sam Keffer, of Dallas. There are six grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. At Hico there are Earl R. Lynch and C. L. Lynch Jr., sons of Mrs Nannie Keffer Lynch, who died in Hico in 1909; Joe Fisher, of Beaumont, son of Mrs. Mamie Keffer Fisher, and his two little sons, Joe Jr. , and Harward Fisher, and the three little children of Mrs. Katherine Keffer Beatty.
Such a life as was Dr. Keffer's will never die on earth but will continue to bless humanity, and we who knew and loved him do not mourn his going away to that happy bourne from which no traveler returns for he merits the rest and the happiness there, and our tears are shed only because of loneliness felt in the parting with him who was so gentle and kind and so ready to comfort and aid and soothe his fellow beings along the pathways of life. (The Hamilton Herald, July 3, 1925)
William H. Keffer was born near Newbern, in Pulaski co., Virginia, the eldest of seven children. His family moved to Raleigh county, now in West Virginia, around 1856. He served as a Confederate physician during the Civil War, and afterwards married Etta Grayson. They raised their family (3 sons, 3 daughters) in Smyth county, Virginia, moving to Hico, Texas, a little before 1900.
Obituary: A Pioneer Physician Buried at Hico Monday
In the fullness of years a life as beautiful in righteous living and kindly deeds as ever a pattern could be copied from the life of Him Who was perfection, came to an earthly end when Dr. William H. Keffer, ninety-two years of age, crossed over the river to join those loved ones lost for a while.
Dissolution took place last Saturday afternoon at 4:40 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F. L. Fisher, at Mesquite, near Dallas, where he had dwelt since 1918, when his loving companion of more than fifty years, had fallen asleep in Jesus and left him tarrying here a while.
The body, accompanied by member of his family and a number of friends, was received in Hico on Monday at noon and escorted to the Presbyterian church, of which he had been a devout and consecrated member since boyhood. There with the casket almost hidden with beautiful flowers a comforting funeral service was conducted by Rev. J. P. Gilliam, a long time friend of Dr. Keffer and his family. Then the body was borne to the silent City of the Dead on the hilltops and laid to rest where the first sunbeams of the morning chase the shadows away and where the birds sing in gladsome peace and praise to the Creator throughout the long summer days.
Dr. Keffer was born March 15, 1833, in Newburn, Virginia, and grew to manhood in that state. He was educated for the medical profession and served as a surgeon in the Confederate ranks in the memorable battles that took place in his native state. He came to Texas with his family in 1883 and settled in Hico for the practice of his profession and lived there continuously until his devoted wife died, when burdened with sorrows and weighted with years, he went to make his home with his eldest daughter, Mrs. Fisher. He rallied there and was active and took pleasure in outdoor life until some two years ago when his senses of sight and hearing failed him, followed by the breaking down of other faculties until his body was left almost an empty tenement of the kindly, useful holy man who had dwelt therein. Dr. Keffer was a noble, useful man, and all who knew him found inspiration for higher living in his example.
Besides Mrs. Frank Fisher, who was Mamie Keffer, there is one other daughter, Katherine Keffer, married to F. E. Beatty, of Great Falls, Montanan; and three sons, C. L. Keffer, of Wichita Falls, Texas; Tate T. Keffer and Sam Keffer, of Dallas. There are six grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. At Hico there are Earl R. Lynch and C. L. Lynch Jr., sons of Mrs Nannie Keffer Lynch, who died in Hico in 1909; Joe Fisher, of Beaumont, son of Mrs. Mamie Keffer Fisher, and his two little sons, Joe Jr. , and Harward Fisher, and the three little children of Mrs. Katherine Keffer Beatty.
Such a life as was Dr. Keffer's will never die on earth but will continue to bless humanity, and we who knew and loved him do not mourn his going away to that happy bourne from which no traveler returns for he merits the rest and the happiness there, and our tears are shed only because of loneliness felt in the parting with him who was so gentle and kind and so ready to comfort and aid and soothe his fellow beings along the pathways of life. (The Hamilton Herald, July 3, 1925)
Obituary: A Pioneer Physician Buried at Hico Monday
In the fullness of years a life as beautiful in righteous living and kindly deeds as ever a pattern could be copied from the life of Him Who was perfection, came to an earthly end when Dr. William H. Keffer, ninety-two years of age, crossed over the river to join those loved ones lost for a while.
Dissolution took place last Saturday afternoon at 4:40 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F. L. Fisher, at Mesquite, near Dallas, where he had dwelt since 1918, when his loving companion of more than fifty years, had fallen asleep in Jesus and left him tarrying here a while.
The body, accompanied by member of his family and a number of friends, was received in Hico on Monday at noon and escorted to the Presbyterian church, of which he had been a devout and consecrated member since boyhood. There with the casket almost hidden with beautiful flowers a comforting funeral service was conducted by Rev. J. P. Gilliam, a long time friend of Dr. Keffer and his family. Then the body was borne to the silent City of the Dead on the hilltops and laid to rest where the first sunbeams of the morning chase the shadows away and where the birds sing in gladsome peace and praise to the Creator throughout the long summer days.
Dr. Keffer was born March 15, 1833, in Newburn, Virginia, and grew to manhood in that state. He was educated for the medical profession and served as a surgeon in the Confederate ranks in the memorable battles that took place in his native state. He came to Texas with his family in 1883 and settled in Hico for the practice of his profession and lived there continuously until his devoted wife died, when burdened with sorrows and weighted with years, he went to make his home with his eldest daughter, Mrs. Fisher. He rallied there and was active and took pleasure in outdoor life until some two years ago when his senses of sight and hearing failed him, followed by the breaking down of other faculties until his body was left almost an empty tenement of the kindly, useful holy man who had dwelt therein. Dr. Keffer was a noble, useful man, and all who knew him found inspiration for higher living in his example.
Besides Mrs. Frank Fisher, who was Mamie Keffer, there is one other daughter, Katherine Keffer, married to F. E. Beatty, of Great Falls, Montanan; and three sons, C. L. Keffer, of Wichita Falls, Texas; Tate T. Keffer and Sam Keffer, of Dallas. There are six grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. At Hico there are Earl R. Lynch and C. L. Lynch Jr., sons of Mrs Nannie Keffer Lynch, who died in Hico in 1909; Joe Fisher, of Beaumont, son of Mrs. Mamie Keffer Fisher, and his two little sons, Joe Jr. , and Harward Fisher, and the three little children of Mrs. Katherine Keffer Beatty.
Such a life as was Dr. Keffer's will never die on earth but will continue to bless humanity, and we who knew and loved him do not mourn his going away to that happy bourne from which no traveler returns for he merits the rest and the happiness there, and our tears are shed only because of loneliness felt in the parting with him who was so gentle and kind and so ready to comfort and aid and soothe his fellow beings along the pathways of life. (The Hamilton Herald, July 3, 1925)
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