William Ross Keyser

1921 - 2008  (87 years)

• Name	William Ross Keyser
  Nickname	Bill
  Born	5 Dec 1921	Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Dec 2008	Deltaville, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Buried	10 Dec 2008	Monticello Memorial Park, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I222875	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	William Ross Keyser,   b. 8 May 1892, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 2 Jan 1987, West Virginia, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Alice Edna Smith,   b. 10 Apr 1892, Elm Grove, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 10 Nov 1954, Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Married	30 May 1916	Newcumberland, Hancock County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F80007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rose Virginia Unknown,   b. 11 Jan 1925,   d. 1 Apr 1995, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. Julie Keyser   2. Pete Keyser   3. Rusty Keyser
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F80892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: William R. Keyser Last Residence: 23238 Richmond, Goochland, Virginia Born: 5 Dec 1921 Died: 6 Dec 2008 State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951) [S927] Obituary. William "Bill" Ross Keyser Jr. William "Bill" Ross Keyser Jr. of Deltaville, and formerly of Charlottesville, died Saturday, December 6, 2008. He was predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Rose Virginia Keyser. He is survived by his daughter, Julie and her husband, John Peters; son Pete Keyser and his wife, Sandy; and son, Rusty Keyser. Also surviving him are six grandchildren, Mark Peters, Matthew Peters, Megan Keyser Rumney and her husband, Marshall, Carrie Keyser Carter and her husband Will, Dirk Keyser and Ben Keyser; his sister, Emily Keyser as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Bill served in the Army Air Corps in World War II as a navigator on a B-17. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in Engineering. As an engineer with Sperry Corporation, he worked on the Apollo 13 Moon Mission. He was the co-founder of Associated Steel Products of Charlottesville. Bill was a long time Kiwanian and past elder of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be held at Hill and Wood Funeral Home from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2008. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at Monticello Memory Gardens, with the Reverend Doctor John Peters officiating. In lieu of flowers, contri-butions may be made to VITAS Hospice, 1100 Boulders Parkway, Suite 601, Richmond, VA 23225 or to The Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Friends may send condolences to the family at www.hillandwood.com. [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: William Ross Keyser (I222875)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I222875&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: Missed this!Died: Deltaville, Middlesex County, Virginia, USASee Bill's obit here for details: www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40535346Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA Mariner\'s Knoll Genealogy USA [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: William Ross Keyser (I222875)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I222875&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: Buried: Monticello Memorial Park, Albemarle County, Virginia, USABill is here: www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40535346photo of cemetery's sign at FindAGrave reads; 'Monticello Memorial Park'also on cemetery page it says, "Cemetery isn't located within the city limits (City of Charlottesville) it is actually located in Albemarle County."And "Richmond, Goochland County" is a physical impossibility as Richmond is north of Chesterfield County and Goochland County is south of Chesterfield County.Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA Mariner\'s Knoll Genealogy USA [S473] Family History Data Carol Tuckwiller.