MOULTON — Elizabeth Owen Gargis Keel, 97, died February 20, 2021. Visitation will be Wednesday from 12 to 1 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home. Funeral will follow at 1 p.m. in the chapel with burial in Blackground Cemetery. Elizabeth was a member of Town Creek United Methodist Church.
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