Dorothy Phillips Keys went to be with her Lord on October 19, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents Rueben C. Phillips & Ola Webb Phillips, her husband Claude T. Keys, her son Kenneth Randall “Randy” Keys, and sisters Elizabeth Phillips Rabourn and Barbara Phillips Wildes.
Left to cherish her memory are the following: daughter Sandra Keys Wingfield and husband Jim, five grandchildren: Terry L. Crunk, Sherri K. Payne, Michael J Mess, Jennifer Keys, and Andrew Keys and wife Michelle, two great grandchildren Bryan E. Payne and Brandon Crunk, sisters Linda Phillips Alexander and husband Darrell, and Mamie E. Phillips Gunnels, sister-in-law Margaret Keys Bryant and husband Donald, and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
She lived a long life known for her creativity and talent. As a homemaker, she loved her family, her dog Sassy, and her gardening where she raised tomatoes and hot peppers. She loved God, her family, and life.