Grace L. Keeton, 23

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Grace LEEANN Keeton, 23, of Litchfield, died on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at 4:36 p.m. at HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield.

Visitation will be held Saturday, June 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Litchfield Family Funeral Service. Funeral services will follow, beginning at 1 p.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Mike Rogers, minister of Litchfield Southern Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be held at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro.

Ms. Keeton was born Sept. 11, 1998, in Litchfield, to Virgil Jerome Keeton III and Brenda Lee Beck.

She graduated from Litchfield High School with the class of 2017.

Ms. Keeton was a familiar face to many, as she was a sandwich artist at Subway in Litchfield for six years. She always took the time to greet everyone individually and had several orders memorized.

She was a radiant light and her smile was always welcoming. She was also described as a bull in a china shop and a free spirit.

Ms. Keeton is survived by her 17-month-old daughter, Willow LEEANN Keeton; father, Virgil Jerome (fiance Lisa Muhs) Keeton III of Fordland, MO; mother, Brenda Beck of Litchfield; half-brother, Jordan Nathanial Keeton of Tennessee; stepsister, Madison Muhs; paternal grandmother, Charlotte (Charlie Carroll) Keeton; paternal grandfather, Virgil (Pamala) Keeton, Jr.; aunts, Kimberly Beck and Sherrie Stout; uncles, Jeff (Lisa Lawson) Beck, Sr., Travis (Selena) Wilkerson and Raymond (Amanda) Keeton; and several cousins.

Memorials may be directed to a trust fund that will be set up in her daughter’s name c/o Charlotte Keeton. Online condolences to the family may be left at www.litchfieldffs.com.