Emma Keys

October 19, 1922 - January 25, 2019

Emma Mae Keys, a Terrell, resident, passed away on January 25, 2019. She was born October 19, 1922 in Terral, Oklahoma, to the late Mollie and Walter Hazlett. She attended school in Terral, Oklahoma and upon graduation moved to Wichita Falls and worked at the Wichita Falls Sate Hospital. There she met Harold Keys and they married on November 25, 1941. They moved to the Poetry community in 1950 and were members of the Poetry Baptist Church. Later, they joined Emmanuel Baptist Church where she was a member from 1963 until her passing. Ms. Keys is survived by her daughter, Sandy Keys of Richardson; one sister Kathaleen Boyd of Albuquerque, New Mexico and numerous beloved nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Harold Keys; her daughter Sherry Keys, her sister Hazel Chance and her brother, James Walter Hazlett. Funeral service will be at 11:00am, Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at Emmanuel Baptist Church with Rev. Billy Martin officiating. A private interment at Campground Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Monday, January 28, at Max Slayton Funerals and Cremations.