Shawnee resident Charles H. Keithley died Wednesday in Oklahoma City. He was 85.

Mr. Keithley was born in Durant on May 7, 1913, to Deroy Veal and Willie Rich Keithley Sr.

He married Jewel Carter in Durant.

He lived in Durant before moving to Shawnee in 1961.

He was employed in oil field exploration and later electronic repair. He was a member of St. Benedict Catholic Church.

Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Dr. James and Patricia Keithley, Norman; sister and brother-in-law, Theresa and Larry Akins, Shawnee; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, D. V. Keithley, Durant; and sister, Gladys Everett, Durant.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife on December 26, 1987; and two sons, Charles and Melvin Keithley.

Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday at St. Benedict Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Massoth officiating.

Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Roesch-Walker Funeral Chapel.