Dorothy Luella Keil
Dorothy Luella Mason Slinker Keil, Born May 2, 1923, to Opha and James
Arthur Mason. The oldest daughter of 6 siblings, survived by 2 sisters and 1
brother, all residing in Indiana.
Dorothy was married twice, had 5 children with her first husband,
Murrell; William Murrell Slinker, Orlando, FL; James Robert Slinker,
Sunnyside WA; Cheryl Ann Williams, Anderson, IND; John Eric Slinker,
Alexandria, IND and Carol Sue Cheff, Polson, MT. Her second marriage was to
George W. (Bill) Keil and resulted in the blessing of becoming mother to the
5 already lively and healthy “Keil Boys”; Craig Douglas Keil, Forks, WA.,
Duane Richard Keil, Seward, AL., Blair Windell Keil, Sweethome, OR. Grant
William Keil, Forks, WA. and the youngest, Ross Mitchell Keil of Sweethome,
OR. (Who was later adopted by her). She has a total of 48 Grandchildren,
Great-grandchildren and Great, great grandchildren.
A hard worker all of her life, first as a mother and homemaker, later as
a caregiver to the elderly and children. Dorothy was a member of the First
Baptist Church of Ronan, now the “Lighthouse Christian Fellowship”, and
attended regularly until, due to poor health, she was able to attend no
longer.
There were so many things “Mom” enjoyed doing, one of which was
gardening; in this she felt great satisfaction, looking in her pantries at
the finished product of her labor. She shared her love of music, especially
in her youth, singing in a gospel trio, as well as throughout her life,
always singing to any child or baby she rocked. During her last few years
she could not remember her children or even the events of her life, but she
could always remember song lyrics to hymns and that Jesus loved her.
Not having money to tithe during one period in her life, she felt led to
tithe 10% of all the eggs her hens had laid. Very shortly afterward she
began this practice her hens started laying double and triple yolked
eggs, strengthening her belief of God\’s pleasure in her tithe. From that
point on, she always felt the importance of tithing at least 10% of what she
had.
Having lived through “The Great Depression”, “Mom” felt no one should
ever be wasteful or take running water for granted, and often said it
“didn\’t take much money to stay clean and neat”. She was sure to remind us
all of that while we were growing up.
“Mom” completed just 8 years of education and was always aware of her
need to continue learning, thus, she was an avid book reader, did crossword
puzzles and had a dictionary on her table most days.
The fondest memory of our mother was her teaching us to love Jesus. For
that, we are grateful. May God honor her and her service in life.
A memorial service will be held on October 23, 2010 at 3:00 pm in the Lighthouse
Christian Fellowship (formerly 1st Baptist Church) with Pastor Sika Ulutoa officiating.
Arrangements and cremation under the care of Grogan Funeral Home and Crematory.
Dearest Carol and family. . .
I am so very sorry to read that your wonderful mom Dorothy passed on. As you know I met Dorothy many years ago through the Area Agancy on Aging and knew her to be a very sweet lady. Having met you Carol, when you worked at WalMart. . .I knew that Dorothy had a very sweet loving daughter also. Dorothy will be missed Carol but I am so glad I became acquainted with her before she became so ill. God has taken her home now but she will be missed here on earth. My prayers are with you and your’s Carol.
Dear Carol, I was so sad when I went to work and I didn’t see your car. I knew that Dorothy had passed. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. She will be greatly missed.
Our prayers go out to the family. Love you guys
Mom, you were an inspiration to me. We laughed and loved. We traveled and lived as a family. You showed me how to be a good mother and grandmother and taught me about Jesus Christ. You had a beautiful voice and loved music. We sang together and even though we lived miles apart later on, I always knew you were as close as a thought. You will always be in my heart and mind. I love you sooooo much Mom. You will be missed but I know you are present with the Lord and I’m sure you had quite a homecomming.
Your Daughter,
Cheryb
I like this obituary much better than the Missoulian. It shows the whole photo. Pastor Sika Ulutoa is the correct spelling. Good job Grogan Funeral Home, thank you!
Carol and Ken,
I just found out about you mom. I always enjoyed our visits when she came in the store. I loved the obituary. It says so much about the kind of faithful Christian she was. She is in the presence of the Lord now and started the life she always spoke of .
Blessings to you and your family in the days ahead.
Dean and Bonnie Allred
What a blessing to have had such a loving woman in our presence who is now in the presence of the Lord that she loved! Our prayers and thoughts are with you all as you learn to live on this earth without your mother before you join her in Glory!!
To Dorothy’s family, our deapest sympathy.
She was very special to our family, a great friend and a wonderful person. We will always remember her with love.
I will miss Dorthy greatly. She was a wonderful woman and mother. She was a great person to me and I will never forget her or her blessings she brought inside my heart. So sorry Carol and family. Looking forward to seeing this great lady again in the Paradise earth when all will be perfect and everybody will be well again.