Class of 1954
1954 Maroon Spotlight
Herman Keith
Basketball 50-54; President of Senior Class 53-54; Vice President Student Council 53-54; F.F.A. 51-54.
1954 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Herman Keith, 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Keith, 701 Tenth street, was born in Stillwater. Herman attended grade school at Oak Hill and the Perry elementary school before entering high school. He was a member of the student council, 1953-54 and participated in basketball. Herman plans to go to work after completing high school.
Herman Otis Keith
September 28, 1935 – January 5, 2014
Herman Otis Keith, age 78, died Sunday, January 5, 2014, in Oklahoma City.
Born September 28, 1935, in Payne County, Oklahoma, he was the son of Arnold and Nan (Howell) Keith. Herman graduated from Perry High School in 1954 and married Elizabeth Betty Platt on December 10, 1955.
He owned and operated Enid Sales and Service, a sub-surface pump shop, for over forty years.
He loved spending time with family whether watching a game or taking family vacations in his RV. Herman attended Central Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include his wife Elizabeth; three daughters, Patti Ruiz and husband Willie, Jana Keith, and Jeri Carpenter and husband Wayne, all of Enid; grandchildren: Stephanie Coffman and husband Kevin, Maria Unruh and husband Jonathan, Kathryn and Rachel Ruiz, Jessica, Cole and Ethan Carpenter; great-grandchildren: Caleb Baade, Payten Unruh, Jonathon and Sandra Coffman; brother Don Keith of Perry; sisters Lenora Phelps and Clara Givens, of Perry.
The funeral service will be at 1:00 PM Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at Central Assembly of God Church, in Enid, OK, with Rev. Steve Lance and Rev. Rodney Wardwell officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid, OK. Memorials may be made to Central Assembly Family Life Center.