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Joyce Keys Obituary

Keys, Joyce Ann 65, Chicago, IL, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 6:45 a.m. in The Renaissance at Midway, Chicago. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, November 23, 2007 at Bethel A.M.E. Church, Michigan City, IN with the Rev. Charlene Arrington-Moore officiating. Private burial will take place in Swan Lake Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. til service time Friday at the church. The Ott/Haverstock Funeral Chapel handled arrangements. She was born October 21, 1942 in Chicago, IL to Jessie Allen and Ruth (Cotton) Davis. On May 7, 1977 in Michigan City, IN she married Rudolph Keys. She leaves to mourn her passing her husband, Rudolph Keys of Chicago, IL; a sister, Barbara (Lester) Wright of Chicago, IL; a brother, Michael (Sandra) Davis of Schererville, IN; three nieces, Dominique Devereau, Carmilla Davis and Jerri Calhoun; a nephew, Quincy Davis; five step-children, Kim Richards, Tina Keys, Marcus Keys, Rudy Robertson, and Brian Robertson, all of Chicago, IL; and aunts, uncles and a host of relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ruth Davis; and a brother Stephen Davis. To sign a guestbook and leave condolences online visit our Website at www.otthaverstock.com.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Nov. 21, 2007.

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