Ralph W. Keltner
Ralph W. Keltner of Old Greensburg Road, Campbellsville, son of the late Emery Dolphus Keltner and Belle Shirley Keltner, was born November 6, 1928, in Fresno, California. He died at 6:23 P.M., Thursday, September 12, 2002, in Campbellsville. Age: 73He had professed faith in Christ and was a member of the First United Methodist Church where he had served as an administrative board member.He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict having served his country in the United States Army in the Panama Canal Zone March 1953 through 1955. He was in the United States Army Reserve from1955 until his honorable discharge as Sergeant in 1961. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans Honor Guard Chapter # 70 and a lifetime member of the American Legion.He was a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. He was a mechanic at Johnson motors for some forty-three years.He was a member and past Master and Treasurer of the Pitman Masonic Lodge #124 F AM; Valley of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky; he was member of the Order of Eastern Star, Pitman Chapter #157 and was past Worthy Patron and District Deputy Grand Patron.He united in marriage to Mary Parrish December 5, 1952.Besides his wife, Mary Keltner of Old Greensburg Road, Campbellsville, he is survived by one daughter, Gayle Keltner of Campbellsville; two brothers Sylvester Keltner of Campbellsville and Bruce Keltner of The Villages, Florida; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.He was also preceded in death by two brothers and one sister: Dolphus Keltner Jr., Marita Belle Keltner and Bernard Keltner.FUNERAL SERVICES: 2:00 P.M., Sunday, September 15th, at the Parrott Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. John Carroll Coomer and Rev. Gene WeddleBURIAL: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens
