Marjorie Sawyer Keis

Marjorie Sawyer Keis passed away peacefully Sunday March 21, 2010 in Weatherford.
Marjorie was born November 30th, 1921, and although she called Parker County home for
over 50 years, in truth, she lived in the. world. From the Great Wall of China to the
Kremlin to Machu Picchu and the Arctic Circle, she visited six of the seven continents
and visited so many countries one could not keep count. She documented her many trips
both in film and through journals, some of which found their way into national travel
publications. Granny Keis was the conductor and tour guide for family and friends. And,
she did not hesitate to travel on her own when, for example, she decided on a moments
notice to get on a plane to London, then a train to Northern Scotland and finally a ferry to
the Isle of Skye.
Her professional career was spent primarily as a school nurse for Parker County schools.
She received her RN from the University of Texas at Galveston before World War II, and
ultimately received a BS from TCU in 1963. While her husband served in the Seabees in
North Africa during World War II, she worked in hospitals near his home port in Rhode
Island.
She was preceded in death by her husband Charles A. Keis and great-grandson Michael
Brent Hunter.
Survivors: Sons Tom Keis and Ricky Brent Keis; grandchildren Cynthia Hunter, Chris,
John and Vincent Keis, as well as great-granddaughters, Morgan, Ashley, Kylie and
Kennedy, and many, many friends and traveling companions.
 

Memorial Service will be held at 2 PM Thursday in the Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel.