COL HARVEY E. KEATOR
(Ret.)
Deceased
July 31, 2004
From Newhawka, Nebraska
OBITUARY FROM
THE FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER
NEWHAWKA, Neb. - Former Fayetteville Police Chief Harvey E. Keator died
Saturday, July 31, 2004, in St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City.
He was 82.
Mr. Keator was police chief in Fayetteville from 1973 to 1976 and in
Milledgeville, Ga., before retiring in 1985. He was an Army
police officer from 1940 to 1972 and served in the Korean War and the
Vietnam War.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Newhawka United
Methodist Church by the Rev. Samm Johnston. Burial with military
honors will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Arrangements are being
handled by Marshall Funeral Chapels of Nebraska City.
Mr. Keator is survived by his wife, Linda Keator of Newhawka; three
daughters, Maureen Stapleton of Carrollton, Texas, Kathleen Keator of
Renton, Wash., and Ghislaine Byrd of Kenly, N.C.; a stepson, Scott
Anderson of Plattsmouth, Neb.; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
Memorials may be made to Newhawka Rescue Squad, Newhawka, NE 68413.
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