Mary Jane McKeel, 77, of Kennett died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006, at St. Francis Medical Center.

She was born June 26, 1929, in Russellville, Ark., and was the daughter of the late Silas T. and Charles Earle Pennington Redmond.

She was united in marriage to William H. McKeel on May 30, 1952. The couple had two children.

She was a retired public school teacher and was a member of the Retired Teachers Association and the Library Book Review.

She is survived by her husband, William McKeel of Kennett; two sons, William "Giles" (and Susan) McKeel of Sautte, Ga., and Stuart Wade McKeel of Kennesaw, Ga.; four brothers, Silas T. Redmond of Waynesville, Mo., Max Redmond of Champaign, Ill., Carroll Redmond of Branson, Mo., and Lynn Redmond of Lexington, Ky.; two sisters, Juanita Buck of Grand Blanc, Mich., and Pat Nail of Haughton, La., and three grandchildren, Andrew, Lauren and Callie McKeel, all of Sautte, Ga.

Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 25, 2006, at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Kennett, Mo. Burial was in Woodland Heights Cemetery in Rector.