Velma Lee (Keys) Harvey (1919 - 2002)

Born 14 Feb 1919 in Smith County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Feb 2002 at age 82 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Velma (Keys) Harvey is buried in Magee Cemetery.

Biography

Velma Lee was born in 1919. She was the daughter of Lewis Keys and Gettie Lee Sellers.

Velma Lee Keys was born on Feb 14, 1919 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA as the second child of Lewis Tillson Keys and Gettie Lee Sellers. ^[1]

She had six siblings, namely: Daniel Leon, Cora, Lucille, Jack Dimpsey, Erastus, and Dorothy Pauline.

She died on Feb 06, 2002 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 82).

Velma Lee Keys lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 0; Age: 11/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930.

She lived in Rural, Smith, Mississippi in 1935. She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 21; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). Race: (White)

She was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee Cemetery). ^[2]

Obituary

Laurel Leader-Call, Friday, February 8, 2002, p. 2A

VELMA K. HARVEY

Velma K. Harvey, 82, of Magee, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, at Magee Hospital.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. today, at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Magee, with burial in Magee City Cemetery.

A retired registered nurse, she was a member of Holy Bible Church in Magee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Harvey.

She is survived by two brothers, Jack D. Keys and Ras Keys, both of Magee, and two sisters, Lucille Davis of Laurel and Dorothy Shows of Magee.

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Magee was in charge of arrangements.^[3]

Research Notes

This family used the surname of Keys and Keyes interchangeably. Daniel's name is spelled Keyes on his headstone. Bishop-4082 21:33, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Velma Lee Keys. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=41777307&indiv=try. Name: Velma Lee Keys [Velma Lee Harvey] [Alma Harvey] [Velma Harvey] [Velma Lee Keyes] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 14 Feb 1919 Birth Place: Smith, Mississippi Death Date: 6 Feb 2002 Father: Lewis T Keyes Mother: Gettie L Sellers SSN: xxx Notes: Mar 1944: Name listed as VELMA LEE KEYS; Jan 1947: Name listed as VELMA LEE HARVEY; : Name listed as ALMA LEE HARVEY; 12 Feb 2002: Name listed as VELMA L HARVEY
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62791147/velma-lee-harvey: accessed 22 January 2023), memorial page for Velma Lee Keys Harvey (14 Feb 1919–6 Feb 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62791147, citing Magee Cemetery, Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616).
3. ↑ Published by Laurel Leader Call, Friday, February 8, 2002, p. 2A