Mary Joyce Kirkley Keys was born May 5, 1934, in Simpson County, Mississippi, and stepped into the arms of her Savior on Friday evening, September 26, 2025, at The Arbor and Terrace in Ruston, La. She was 91.
In 1954, she married C.R. "Ray'' Keys and moved to Jackson, MS, where they raised their two children, Richard and Sheila.