 1889 - 1973 (83 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Frank Reed Sr. Keene was born on 5 Dec 1889 in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina; died on 12 Mar 1973 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. Notes:
FROSTBURG — Frank R. Keene, 83, of 26 Beall Street, died yesterday in Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, where he was admitted March 1. Born in Wilmington, N.C., he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Keene and was a retired employe of Amcelle Plant of Celanese Fibers Company. He was a member of Frostburg Lodge 470, BPO Elks, and was past exalted ruler. Surviving are his widow, Edna (Murphy) Keene; three sons, Donald E. Keene, Adelphi; Gerald A. Keene, Alexandria, and Frank Keene Jr., Montgomery, Ala.; one daughter, Mrs. Vera Mae Mayo, Montgomery, and five grandchildren. The body is in the Durst Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The Eiks will conduct a memorial service tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home. The Cumberland Evening Times, March 13, 1973
Frank married Edna Regina Murphy on 13 Jul 1922 in Centre Street Methodist Church, Cumberland, Maryland. Edna (daughter of William Albert Murphy and Henrietta Crowe) was born about 1904 in Maryland; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
| 5. | Donald Edouard Keene  (1.Frank1) was born on 20 Mar 1925 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 20 Sep 2017 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. Notes:
Donald Edouard Keene, 92, of Mount Savage, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, at WMHS Frostburg Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born on March 20, 1925, at Allegany Hospital in Cumberland. Mr. Keene was the son of the late Frank Reed Keene and Edna Regina Murphy of Frostburg. He was also preceded in death by his beloved wife of 70 years, Marianna Trimble Keene; his only sibling, younger brother, Gerald Alan Keene; and his son-in-law, Richard Sauer. Donald was a United States Naval veteran who served in the Pacific in World War II. He attended Frostburg Normal Grade School, Beall Junior School, Beall High School (graduating in 1943), and the University of Maryland at College Park (finishing in 1951). Donald met Marianna Trimble Keene at age 15 at Beall High School and they married in 1947. Beginning in the early 1940's when he was first dating Marianna, Donald started helping his future wife's family to take care of their farm, which began a lifetime of preserving, restoring, and maintaining this historic property, now known as the Evergreen Heritage Center in Mount Savage. Donald also worked for various corporations as an electrical engineer. In addition, Donald conducted research and authored multiple books on family genealogy, local history, mathematics, and science, most of which are in the special collections archives at the Lewis J. Ort Library at Frostburg State University. Donald was also an artist, painting in both water colors and oils, and many of his more than 50 paintings hang in the Evergreen Museum and in Donald and Marianna's home in Mount Savage. Donald also enjoyed hosting friends and relatives at Evergreen throughout the years, discussing history, genealogy, philosophy, and science. Donald was on the board of the Council of the Alleghenies and the Evergreen Heritage Center Foundations. He was also a lifelong member of the B.P.O.E. Elks Club 0470 in Frostburg, a member of the Old Rail Post 6025 VFW in Mount Savage, and belonged to the Percy Cemetery Commission, the Allegany County Genealogical Society, and the Mount Savage Historical Society, and was the only living honorary member of the Allegany County Retired School Personnel organization. In addition, Donald was chairman of the Beall High class of '43 reunions for several years. He also enjoyed attending the Murphy reunions of his mother's family to exchange family news and genealogical information, and participating in the Bishields family gatherings of his Italian mother-in-law that were a integral part of his life both before and after his marriage to Marianna. Donald is survived by his daughter, Janice Susan Keene and her daughters, Gwen Marie Powers and husband, Chad Powers, and Tara Ann Kelly and husband, Edward Kelly; three great-grandchildren, Brooke and Aidan Powers and Kayla Kelly; sister-in-law, Patricia Keene; nephews, Gerald Keene Jr., Robert Keene and wife, Debbie Mariner; niece, Susan Keene Edwards and her daughters, Kerri and Taylor Edwards; he also leaves behind numerous special friends. Family and friends will be received at Durst Funeral Home, 57 Frost Avenue, Frostburg, on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, from 4 to 6 p.m. Funeral service will be held at Durst Funeral Home on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. George Harpold officiating. Interment will be in St. George's Episcopal Cemetery, Mount Savage. Published on September 20, 2017, Cumberland Times-News
Donald Edouard KEENE and Marianna TRIMBLE were married on 3 May 1947 in Washington, D. C..
Donald married Marianna Trimble on 3 May 1947 in Washington, D.C.. Marianna (daughter of Victor Keim Trimble and Virginia Bishields) died on 8 Mar 2017 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
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