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Irene King Keaton

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Irene King Keaton, 88, of Springdale, died Sunday, March 17, 2013, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. She was born Aug. 30, 1924, in Franklin County, Ark., to William Emmett and Effie Johnson King. Irene was a homemaker and member of Cross Church in Springdale. She was a member of the Rose Garden Society. She volunteered at Northwest Medical Center, where she also made bonnets and mittens for newborns. She enjoyed quilting. She was preceded in death by husbands, Marlin Keaton and Hubert Bunnell; one son, Kent Keaton; two sisters, Lucille Cleaver and Louise Brawner; four brothers, Frank King, Jack King, John King and Harold King. Survivors include three sons, Tommy Keaton and wife, Janice, of Ballwin, Mo., Larry Keaton and wife, Debby, of Bella Vista, and Karl Keaton and wife, Peggy, of Mulberry, Ark.; two daughters, Sherrill Reed and husband, Jim, of Springdale, and Emma Jean Kliewer and husband, David, of Ulysses, Kans.; two brothers, Champ King of Mulberry and Jimmy King of Mountainburg, Ark.; one sister, Susie Duncan of Ozark; 14 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Sisco Funeral Chapel of Springdale. A graveside service will follow at 3 p.m. at White Rock Cemetery in Franklin County. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Pink Divas Breast Cancer Support Group, P.O. Box 679, Lowell, AR 72745. To sign the guestbook online, please visit www.siscofuneral.com.

Published March 19, 2013

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