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David Hain Keith

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David Hain Keith

Birth
Scotland
Death
24 May 1939 (aged 73)
Goldfield, Wright County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Goldfield, Wright County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 2 Lot 26 Space 1
Memorial ID
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SERVICES FOR D. H. KEITH, 73, Manager of Elevator at Goldfield
Had Served on Council

GOLDFIELD—Funeral services were held here Monday afternoon at the United Presbyterian Church for David H. Keith, 73, manager of the Farmers Elevator company here for the past 31 years. The Rev. John Haupt officiated, and burial was in the family lot at Glenwood Cemetery. In 1897, he became manager of the Rock Island lumber yard, where he remained until 1908. In 1908, he was chosen as manager of the newly organized Farmers Elevator Company of Goldfield, where he served for 31 years until his death.

Surviving are Robert P. of Rockwell City, John Russell of Garner, Dorothy A. Smith and Enid Smith of Nashua, and Marian J. Dean of Des Moines. He is also survived by 20 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. His brothers surviving are William and John of Scotland, Robert H. of Rowan, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Phelp, Mrs. Jessie Melton, and Mrs. Isabella Henderson, all of Scotland, and Elsie Keith of Montreal, Canada. He served for many years as a councilman and as a member of the board of education. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Goldfield.

Mason City Globe-Gazette
March 28, 1939
SERVICES FOR D. H. KEITH, 73, Manager of Elevator at Goldfield
Had Served on Council

GOLDFIELD—Funeral services were held here Monday afternoon at the United Presbyterian Church for David H. Keith, 73, manager of the Farmers Elevator company here for the past 31 years. The Rev. John Haupt officiated, and burial was in the family lot at Glenwood Cemetery. In 1897, he became manager of the Rock Island lumber yard, where he remained until 1908. In 1908, he was chosen as manager of the newly organized Farmers Elevator Company of Goldfield, where he served for 31 years until his death.

Surviving are Robert P. of Rockwell City, John Russell of Garner, Dorothy A. Smith and Enid Smith of Nashua, and Marian J. Dean of Des Moines. He is also survived by 20 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. His brothers surviving are William and John of Scotland, Robert H. of Rowan, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Phelp, Mrs. Jessie Melton, and Mrs. Isabella Henderson, all of Scotland, and Elsie Keith of Montreal, Canada. He served for many years as a councilman and as a member of the board of education. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Goldfield.

Mason City Globe-Gazette
March 28, 1939

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