Sue Keeling

Belinda Sue Keeling the daughter of Leola (Schoonover) Buffington and William Buffington Sr., was born May 4, 1957 in Canton Illinois. Sue passed away at her home in Eminence, Missouri on Wednesday morning, December 26, 2018 making her age 61 years 7 months and 22 days.

Sue was united in marriage to Larry Keeling, April 10, 1982. To their union 2 daughters were born, Danielle Huddleston and Sarah Keeling.

Sue was a member of the Jacks Fork Country Church, Missouri State Teachers Association, Delta Kappa Gamma Society for key women educators, and Missouri Retired Teachers Association.

Sue enjoyed traveling, reading, and loved learning, spending time with family and friends, gardening, decorating and collecting.

Sue is preceded in death by her great grandmother Nellie Schoover, grandfather and grandmother Marion and Neldon Schoonover, uncle Marion J. Schoonover, niece Meghan Buram, brother Steve Coates, father and mother-in-law Radford and Louise Keeling.

She is survived by her husband Larry Keeling of Eminence, daughters, Danielle of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Sarah Keeling of Rolla, Missouri, mother and father William and Lee Buffington of Eminence, Missouri, sister Liddell Swanson and brother-in-law Lloyd Swanson of Eminence, Missouri, step-brother Chuck Buffington and wife Laurie of Rolla, Missouri, step-sister Linda Mucha and husband Tom of Chicago, Illinois, step-brother Sam Buffington and wife Faye of Colorado Springs, Colorado and a host of nieces, nephews and other family members.