Ouida Ruth White

Female 1939 - 2023  (84 years)


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    Ouida Ruth White Keel
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    Ouida Ruth White
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    1956 Port Neches-Groves High School Yearbook Photo
    Port Neches, Texas, USA

  • Name Ouida Ruth White 
    Born 9 Jul 1939  Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 16 Oct 2023  Groves, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 20 Oct 2023  Old Cypress Cemetery - Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4826  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 10 May 2024 

    Father Jasper White,   b. 22 Oct 1915, Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1968, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Agnes Mary Abshire,   b. 22 Feb 1918, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 2002, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F1954  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family R.E. Keel 
    Children 
    +1. J.K. Keel
    +2. S.L. Keel
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2019 
    Family ID F1959  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Jul 1939 - Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Oct 2023 - Groves, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 20 Oct 2023 - Old Cypress Cemetery - Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      Ouida Ruth Keel
      July 9, 1939 - October 16, 2023
      Groves

      Ouida Ruth Keel, 84, of Groves, Texas, passed away on Monday, October 16, 2023, at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves.

      Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 20, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at Nederland Apostolic Church in Nederland. Officiating will be Reverend James Corkran. Burial will be held at 3:00 p.m. in DeRidder, LA, at Old Cypress Cemetery on Friday, October 20, 2023.

      Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at Nederland Apostolic Church in Nederland.

      Ouida was born July 9, 1939, in Port Arthur, Texas, she was the daughter of Jasper and Agnes White. She was an all-things collector and had everything. She loved sewing, quilting, and cooking for her family. Mostly she loved spoiling her grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her and will forever be in our hearts.

      She was preceded in death by her parents and her stepfather, Robert Arnold; brothers Paul and Mark White; and granddaughter Michelle Weeks.

      She is survived by her loving husband of sixty-eight years, Ryan Earl Keel of Groves, TX; two daughters, Sherry Corkran and husband Greg of Nederland, TX; and Janice Caldwell and husband Troy of Groves, TX; six grandchildren, Tyran Weeks and wife Ronna, Alexis Caldwell, Seth Corkran and wife Andie, Leanne Weeks, step-grandchildren; Tania Burgess and husband Jeremy, and Jonathan Caldwell; nine great-grandchildren; sister Bonnie White of Nashville, TN; brother Wayne White and wife Thelma of Lincoln, NB; and Luther White and wife Cheryl of Georgetown, TX.

      (Published by Melancon Levingston Funeral Home of Groves, TX)