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Horace Richmond KEECH

​​​​​Page last updated 22 May 2024.

Kacie's Photography, 2017.

Kacie's Photography, 2017.

Nickname:  Ricky
Birth:  24 April 1920 in Aquasco, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Death:  26 June 1996
Burial:  St. Mary’s Episcopal Chapel Cemetery, Aquasco, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Footstone Text:  HORACE RICHMOND KEECH / US ARMY / KOREA / 1920   1996
Headstone Text:  KEECH // HORACE RICHMOND / APRIL 24, 1920 / JUNE 26, 1996 // BLANCHE ANTONIA / FEB. 15, 1917 / MAY 9, 2006

Parents:  Leigh Richmond KEECH and Ruth Estelle KEECH (m. SELLNER)
Parents' Children: 

• Virginia Leigh KEECH
• Carl Martin KEECH
• Horace Richmond KEECH
• James Henry KEECH
• June Lorraine BUCKLER (m. KEECH)
• Gladys Elizabeth KEECH
• Roland Leigh KEECH
• Nona Elaine SIMMONS (m. KEECH)

Spouse:  Blanche Antonia ?
Children: 

• I have not currently found evidence that they have children.

 
Military Service:  Served in the U.S. Army in Korea.
 
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery:  Horace and Blanche share a headstone. Also buried in this cemetery  are: his parents -- Leigh and Ruth; his sister -- Virginia; his brother -- Carl.
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Family Information Compiled From:  FindAGrave website (#40420340), FamilySearch website (#LRFV-19C), and family records.
​m. = maiden name