Olie Clay Keith, 80, of Columbia, KY passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY. He was born in Columbia, KY on April 20, 1944 to the late Olie and Mary Alice Shearer Keith.
Mr. Keith was a member of the House of Prayer Apostolic Church. As a young man Mr. Keith started his career working at Lancaster & Morrison Sawmill from 1965-1966, then 32 years at Fruit of the Loom from 1966-1998. During this time he also drove a bus for C & C Transportation and in 1998 began working for Adair County Schools as a bus driver before retiring in 2019. He also enjoyed farming and spending time with his family and friends.
Olie had a deep love and passion for a lifetime of worshipping God in church and playing the guitar, touching lives of those around him through songs and melodies.
SURVIVORS:
His wife: Betty Sue Burris Keith of Columbia, KY
2 sons: Clay LaDon Keith (Melissa) of Columbia, KY and Gregory Lewis Keith (Melissa) of Campbellsville, KY
5 grandchildren: Anthony Keith (Clarissa), Johnathon Keith (Katheryn), Dylon Keith (Emily), Cameron Keith, and Hunter Keith
4 great-grandchildren: Benjamin, Henry, Hannah, and Bentley Keith
Several other friends & relatives
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four siblings: Rufus Keith, Hazel Kelley, Hallie Smith, and Helen Eskins.
Funeral Service: Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 3:30pmCT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home in Columbia, KY with Bro. Phil Lowry, Bro. Wes Jolly, and Bro. Billy Beard officiating
Burial: Haven Hill Cemetery
Visitation: Saturday after 12:00pmCT at the funeral home
Pallbearers: Anthony Keith, Johnathon Keith, Dylon Keith, Cameron Keith, Hunter Keith, Jeremy Burris, and Daniel Burris.
Honorary Pallbearers: Benjamin, Henry, Hannah, and Bentley Keith
Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
