Helen Walker Keyser was born March 3, 1906 at Williamson County, Illinois the daughter of Ben and Nora A. Poos Walker. She married Joseph C. Keyser in 1980 in Omaha, Nebraska. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was an author, writer and librarian. She was a member of the Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois and a life member of Jackson County Illinois Historical Society, and Friends of Baxter County Library. Helen Walker Keyser entered into eternal rest at Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 98 years 8 months and 5 days. Survivors: Sister Emma B. Sweet of Mountain Home, Arkansas, brother Ervin E. Walker and many nieces and nephews Preceded in Death by: 1st husband Robert Linsenmeyer, 2nd husband Joseph Keyser, 2 sisters, 4 brothers Funeral: Graveside services were held at 2:00 p.m.Friday, November 12,2004 at the East Lawn Memorial Gardens in Energy, Illinois with Reverend Lee F. Lovett officiating. Burial: East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Energy, Illinois