Mark O'Neal Keebler went to spend eternity with the Lord on December 10, 2021 at Merit Health Brandon, after fighting covid for a month. The family will receive friends from 10:00am until 11:00am, Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl. Funeral services will follow at 11:00am in the funeral home chapel with interment in Floral Hills Memory Gardens.
Serving as active pallbearers are Nick Davis, Anthony Hudson, Will Sims, John Armstrong, Race Clevidence, Morgan Prestwood, Scooter Myers, and Ryan Reynolds. Honorary pallbearers are Jermaine McClenty and William Sims.
Mark was born in Greenville, Alabama on March 3rd 1969 to Jackie and Linda Keebler. He grew up there spending his elementary years at Fort Dale Academy and graduated from Greenville High school. After graduating he went into the Marine Corp. Mark later moved to Mississippi in 1999 and spent the rest of his years residing in Pearl.
Mark did everything for the benefit of his family. He was a selfless, devoted, loving father. He worked countless hours to provide for his 5 daughters. He loved teaching his daughters to be the best athletes they could be. When he wasn't working, he was helping coach for the Pearl softball and basketball rec teams. If he wasn't coaching, you'd find him at his favorite place, the Pearl Municipal golf course. A majority of the regulars there became like family to him and his daughters. The only thing he loved almost as much as his family was Auburn football.
Mark worked with his hands all of his life as an electrician. He was a jack of all trades. He could build just about anything and was knowledgeable in many different areas. Mark loved to laugh and to spread laughter. He was always telling jokes and funny stories. Most importantly, he was a Godly man and instilled those same values in his family. He looked out for the people in his community and would always lend a helping hand to those in need.
Mark is survived by his daughters, Melissa Keebler, Ashley Keebler, Samantha Keebler, Victoria Keebler, and Katherine Keebler; sister, Terry Sims; mother, Linda K. Josey; and grandson, Alexander Kelin Davis. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Estel and Evelyn Keebler; step father, James Robert Josey; and father Jackie Keebler.
