Marie Keesee Bandy
Danville..........Alice Marie Keesee Bandy, age 83 of Heritage Towers in Danville formerly of Gretna died Thursday, May 20, 2010 in Danville Regional Medical Center.
Born July 22, 1926 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late William Lundy Keesee and Ruth Pickral Keesee. She was predeceased by her husband Robert Carl Bandy and a sister Hattie Lassiter. Mrs. Bandy was a member of the First Baptist Church of Gretna and was a home maker. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, reading, and collecting dolls. She was a loving Mother, Grandmother, and Great-grandmother.
She is survived by a son, Mark Bandy and wife, Sue of Pittsville; three daughters, Kathleen Echols and husband, Ronnie of Blairs, Mary Lou Shelton and husband, Danny of Mebane, NC and Janice Keesee and husband, Melvin of Chatham; two brothers, Willard Keesee of Roanoke and Edward (Zeke) Keesee of Gretna; three sisters, Norris Wilkes, Louise Yeatts and Lena Wilkes all of Gretna; 7 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 23, 2010 at the Colbert-Moran Chapel by Rev. Gary Phillips.
The family will receive friends 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Colbert-Moran Funeral Home and other times will be at the residence of her brother, Edward (Zeke) Keesee, 1412 Pittsville Road, Gretna.
Colbert-Moran Funeral Home, Gretna is assisting the family.