Pauline Williams Keyes, long time resident of McKinney, Texas went home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 13, 2017 at the age of 89. She was born on August 26, 1927 to Pleas and Dollie Mae (Slack) Williams on the Choctaw Nation Reservation in Oklahoma. Pauline married W.E. “Bozy” Keyes on July 26, 1958 in Durant, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Assembly of God Faith. Pauline loved Jesus. She avidly studied the bible.
Pauline is survived by her son, Bruce Keyes and wife, Gigi of McKinney; daughter, Debbie Hibbeler and husband, Rick of Giddings; grandchildren, Dana Metcalf of College Station, Josh Brockman and wife, Carrie of Montgomery, Marissa Hibbeler of Giddings, Justin Keyes and wife, Rebecca of Melissa, Kyleigh Harris and husband, Terry of Blue Ridge, Chance Branam of Dumas; fourteen great-grandchildren; brothers, Ray Williams and wife, Kathy of Sulphur Springs, Donald Williams and wife, Elsie of Yantis; sisters, Paulette LaFon and husband, Merle of Branch, Billie Jean Crouch of Texarkana; and numerous nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Marcus Branam, Jr.; her second husband, W.E. “Bozy” Keyes; her son, Jimmy Branam; her daughter, Shirley Sward; her granddaughters, Amber Branam and Christy Cozart; grandson, James Hardin; her sisters, Betty Ray Martinez, Helen Leopard, Patsy Akin and Irene Armstrong.
A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, January 16, 2017 at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen, Texas. The family will receive friends during a visitation on Monday afternoon from 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen.