Obituary for
Dorothy Luella Keil
Dorothy Luella Mason Slinker Keil, Born May 2, 1923, to Opha and James Arthur Mason. The oldest daughter of 6 siblings, survived by 2 sisters and 1 brother, all residing in Indiana. Dorothy was married twice, had 5 children with her first husband, Murrell: William Murrell Slinker, Orlando, FL: James Robert Slinker, Sunnyside WA: Cheryl Ann Williams, Anderson, IND: John Eric Slinker, Alexandria, IND and Carol Sue Cheff, Polson, MT. Her second marriage was to George W. (Bill) Keil and resulted in the blessing of becoming mother to the 5 already lively and healthy 'Keil Boys': Craig Douglas Keil, Forks, WA., Duane Richard Keil, Seward, AL., Blair Windell Keil, Sweethome, OR. Grant William Keil, Forks, WA. and the youngest, Ross Mitchell Keil of Sweethome, OR. (Who was later adopted by her). She has a total of 48 Grandchildren, Great-grandchildren and Great, great grandchildren. A hard worker all of her life, first as a mother and homemaker, later as a caregiver to the elderly and children. Dorothy was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ronan, now the 'Lighthouse Christian Fellowship', and attended regularly until, due to poor health, she was able to attend no longer. There were so many things 'Mom' enjoyed doing, one of which was gardening: in this she felt great satisfaction, looking in her pantries at the finished product of her labor. She shared her love of music, especially in her youth, singing in a gospel trio, as well as throughout her life, always singing to any child or baby she rocked. During her last few years she could not remember her children or even the events of her life, but she could always remember song lyrics to hymns and that Jesus loved her. Not having money to tithe during one period in her life, she felt led to tithe 10% of all the eggs her hens had laid. Very shortly afterward she began this practice her hens started laying double and triple yolked eggs, strengthening her belief of God\'s pleasure in her tithe. From that point on, she always felt the importance of tithing at least 10% of what she had. Having lived through 'The Great Depression', 'Mom' felt no one should ever be wasteful or take running water for granted, and often said it 'didn\'t take much money to stay clean and neat'. She was sure to remind us all of that while we were growing up. 'Mom' completed just 8 years of education and was always aware of her need to continue learning, thus, she was an avid book reader, did crossword puzzles and had a dictionary on her table most days. The fondest memory of our mother was her teaching us to love Jesus. For that, we are grateful. May God honor her and her service in life. A memorial service will be held on October 23, 2010 at 3:00 pm in the Lighthouse Christian Fellowship (formerly 1st Baptist Church) with Pastor Sika Ulutoa officiating. Arrangements and cremation under the care of Grogan Funeral Home and Crematory.
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