Francis Mae Burrus was born January 5, 1919 at Cool, Iowa to James B. and Ella Ann (Woodyard) Burrus. She was the youngest of 7 children, Ethel, Roy, Lora, Leta, Bert, and Frankie all who preceeded her in death. Frances joined her siblings and parents on March 16, 2012 at Taylor Hospice House. She attended one room schools in various areas of Warren County, graduating from Martensdale in 1935. Frances continued her education at American Institute of Business in accounting/bookkeeping. She was a basketball player in high school and loved to play the piano. March 9, 1940 Frances was united in Marriage to Arthur (Art) Keeney who also preceded her in death. They started their married life farming in an area near Norwood, Iowa known as Pucker Brush. In 1943 a daughter, Marian was born. Art and Frances moved to the Beech community where they continued to farm; a son, Kenneth was born in 1948. They purchased their first farm in the Broadhorn area of southwest Warren County then moved back to the Beech/Pleasantville area until they moved to Indianola. A few years after Art's death, Frances moved back to Pleasantville where she was an avid observer of football, basketball and baseball games - with her famous lawn chair and blue checkered hat. She loved to be around the young people - contending they keep you young. She loved family gatherings, to cook, to play cards and go dancing. She made her confession of faith as an adult at the Beech Christian Church and was baptized at that time. Whatever community she lived in, she was an active participant in the church of the community-Broadhorn-she loved the bazaars, Beech as a youth leader and First Baptist in Indianola in the Womens Group. Frances worked as a bookkeeper at Ervin Feed and Grain in Milo and retired from Meredith as a member of the accounting department. Those left to mourn her are her daughter Marian (John) Griffin of Dayton, Ohio; son Ken (Mary Lynn) of Milo, four grandchildren, Janet (Jim) Wallace; Brad (Jennifer) Griffin; Daniel (Casey) Keeney; Sarah (Matt) Hansen. Also to her legacy Great grandchildren, Clinton (Cheyanne) Wallace; Keye (Jessica) Wallace; Megan (Brandon) Hulbert; Dakota Griffin; Logan and Megan Keeney; Josh and Jordan Temple; Shaun Anderson; Calob and Kerri Seibert. She is also survived by two great-great grandsons, Griffin Edward Wallace and Levi William Hulbert. While all of her nieces and nephews preceded her in death, she always claimed the "Keeney cousins" as hers also. She will be missed but the legacy and life lessons she lived and taught will go on forever.