Skeen Funeral Home, Troy

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, January 30, 2002

Graveside services for Earl W. McKinnon, 81, of Troy, who died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, at his residence, were at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at Green Hills Memorial Park with the Rev. Clifford Matthews officiating.

Burial was under the direction of Skeen Funeral Home of Troy.

Visitation was from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at the funeral home and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. on Monday.

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Survivors include his wife, Helen E. McKinnon of Troy; two sons, Bill McKinnon of San Diego and Mike McKinnon of Troy; a daughter, Ula Mae Creamer of Dothan; three grandchildren, Bryan McKinnon of Troy, William Younce of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Scott Creamer of Gainsville, Fla.; four great-grandchildren; and a sister, Neil Smith of Seattle.

Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon had celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Dec. 20, 2001.

The family requests memorials be made to the hospice in Troy.

Dillard Funeral Home, Troy

Graveside services for Grover T. Keen, 76, of Troy, who died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at Edge Regional medical Center will be held at Belser Cemetery at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, with Dr. Malone Chandler officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Dillard Funeral Home of Troy.

Visitation will be held at Dillard Funeral Home, Troy from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jackson T. and Willie Keen and a brother, Lester Keen.

Survivors include his brothers, James Mitchell (Nancy Lee) Keen of Dothan, Pat Keen of Ozark, John Preston Keen of Troy; sisters, Elfie Lee Watson of Newton, and Willie Low Keen of Houston, Texas; 13 nieces and nephews; friends and adopted family, Doug and Sara Stephens and their children, David, Kris, Stephanie and Todd.

Serving as pallbearers will be Paul Little, Ronnie Minor, Danny Sleasman, David Stephens, Jeffrey Stephens and Kris Stephens.