By Staff
Mrs. Jean Wilkins Keech, age 70, a former resident of Pungo Village in Belhaven, died on Monday, April 7, 2008 at Pungo District Hospital.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at Pamlico Beach Community Cemetery at Ryder Hill and will be officiated by Rev. Medford Hopkins. Pallbearers will be Dale Latham, Wade Kirk, Donald Keech, Jr., Chris Hudnell, Bernie “Winky” Underhill and Billy Daniels. Honorary pallbearers will be Greg Waters and Walter Johnson.
Mrs. Keech was born in Pamlico Beach on May 23, 1937 to the late Hubert Sylvester Wilkins and the late Rhoda Foreman Wilkins. On June 27, 1955 she married Grady Leon Keech who survives. She was a homemaker and a member of West Belhaven Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Survivors include two sons: Donald Keech and his wife Margaret “Margie” of Pamlico Beach, Perry Keech and his wife Betty of Brunswick, GA; two daughters: Sheila Carr and her husband C.L. of Greenville, Rebecca Lewis and her husband Jesse of Lake Gaston; two brothers: Alford Wilkins and his wife Bootsie of Pamlico Beach, Nathan Wilkins of Chocowinity; one sister: Ann Roberson of Belhaven; six grandchildren: Melissa, Angie, Dale, Susan, Wade, DJ; and three great-grandchildren: Faith, Christopher and Kendall.
The family will receive friends at the home located at 6889 Free Union Church Road, Pinetown.
Flowers are welcome and appreciated or the family kindly asks that any memorial contributions be made to West Belhaven Pentecostal Holiness Church, c/o Medford Hopkins, 746 Old Pamlico Beach Road West, Belhaven, NC 27810.
Condolences may be directed to the Keech family by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com.
Paul Funeral Home of Belhaven is serving the Keech family.
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