Larned – Virginia Marie Keast, 87, passed away July 6, 2015 at Country Place Senior Living, Larned.

She was born on May 7, 1928, in Larned, the daughter of Ralph E. and Marie Lawton Taylor. A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker and enjoyed tennis, golf, playing bridge and was a loving mother and faithful Christian.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Women, served as an elder and a deacon and sang in the church choir, Larned.

On July 30, 1949, she married Donald R. Keast in Larned. He passed away April 6, 1990.

Survivors include: five sons, Scott, Robert (Bob), Mike and James (Jim), all of Larned, and Duane, Salina; three daughters, Mary Bryant and Sarah Culver, both of Rogers, AR, and Rebecca Traylor, Dodge City; brother, Maxwell Taylor, Topeka; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert E. and Harry T. Taylor and a sister, Luella Houdyshell.

Memorial service will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church, Larned, with Pastor P.J. Southam presiding. Friends may sign the register book from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the First Presbyterian Church or the Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice in care of Beckwith Mortuary, Box 477 Larned, KS 67550. Condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.