Memphis Gabriel Keiser, age 19 days, of Poplar, MT passed away Monday, September 29, 2014 at the Poplar Hospital.
Memphis was born on September 10, 2014 to Misty LeMay and Hoyt E. Keiser, Sr. Memphis had a very special papa, Elvis, who called him Tennessee.
Memphis meant the world to his father. He loved him so very much. He brought him back to who he used to be, a hard-working man. He left home to make their lives better and to be a family and even though Memphis has left us, he will still continue to be a hard worker. We love you son, you will be with us forever and always.
He is the care of his grandfathers, Daniel Martell, Sr. and Fredd LeMay; great grandmothers, Evangiline Bessie Little Head, Ruby Red Boy, Delma Black Dog, Jeanette Youpee, Effie Two Bulls, Romaine Firemoon, Amanda Big Horn; great grandfathers, Gabriel Mickey Young, Orville Cloud, Arnold Little Head; auntie, Patty Silk; grandmother, Jody Howard; great grandmother, Joshphine Jackson; great grandfather, Wilson Jackson; grandfather, Joseph Howard; and uncle, Dallas E. Howard, Jr.
Memphis leaves behind his mother, Misty LeMay of Poplar; father, Hoyt E. Keiser, Sr. of Frazer; sister, Keiaira Unique Plenty Hawk of Poplar; grandma, Deanne LeMay of Poplar; grandpa, Elvis Eagle of Poplar; grandmas, Fayda Simmons, Francine LeMay, Floreen (John) Person, Vonda Big Horn, Fonda (Gerald) Flores of Joshua, TX; grandpas, Ed LeMay, Les (Lynn) Big Horn, Loren Big Horn, Arnold (Judy) Big Hord, all of Poplar; great grandma, Delphine LeMay of Riverside, MT; great grandma, Merle Clampitt of Frazer; grandpa, Wilber Keiser; grandma, Sarah Johnson; grandma, Cissy Anderson, grandma, Francis Clampitt; grandpa, Michael Wagonseller, grandpa; David Bigleggins; uncles, Jeremy Keiser, Cory Keiser, Cletus Keiser, Jason Clampitt, Dusty Clampitt, Christopher LeMay, Michael (Chanci) LeMay, Zach Howard, Cory Bouldin, and Chris Bouldin; and aunts, Jordan Howard, Shayla Drummond, Laurie Simmons, Cheree Sheaffer, and Payton Howard.
A wake will be held 7 p.m. Sunday, October 5 at the Makaicu Church in Riverside, MT. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, October 6 at the Makaicu Church in Riverside. Interment will follow at the Riverside Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Jeanne Bartlett, Dragonfly Project Volunteer says
I read in the newspaper of Memphis’ passing. May the love of friends and family comfort you during this time.
In the bottom of an old pond lived some grubs who could not understand why none of their groups ever came back after crawling up the stems of the lilies to the top of the water. They promised each other that the next one who was called to make the upward climb would return and tell what happened to him. Soon one of them felt an urgent impulse to seek the surface, he rested himself on the top of a lily pad and went through a glorious transformation which made him a dragonfly with beautiful wings. In vain he tried to keep his promise. Flying back and forth over the pond, he peered down at his friends below. Then he realized that even if they could see him they would not recognize such a radiant creature as one of their number.
The fact that we cannot see our loved ones or communicate with them after the transformation, which we call death, is no proof that they cease to exist. By Walter Dudley Cavert (used with permission)
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