Obituary of Frances Keightley Moseley

Frances Keightley Moseley, age 84, Harrodsburg, widow of Dr. Evans T. Moseley passed away Sunday, October 24, 2008 at her home. Born December 11, 1923 in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late James Phillip and Hallie Tichenor Board. She was a graduate of the University of Louisville and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. She was devoted to historic preservation her entire adult life. She had served as president of the Harrodsburg Historical Society, and the Harrodsburg Landmark Association as well as chairman of the Mercer County Library Board. She was also a member of the National Society of the Colonel Dames of America, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Baptist Women’s Missionary Union, the Liberty Hall Foundation the Filson Club and the James Harrod Trust. Frances was the recipient of the Kentucky Heritage Council's Service To Preservation Award, the Mercer Chamber of Commerce's first ever Harrods Company Award, The Fort Harrod Business and Professional Womens Club's Woman of Achievement Award and the first and only Clay Lancaster Award for Scholarship in Historic Preservation, presented by the James Harrod Trust. Survivors include: a daughter: Jullienne Gist Keightley of Louisville, and a granddaughter: Elaine Frances Keightley of Phoenix, AZ. She was preceded in death by a son: James Moore Keightley Jr. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 PM Monday, October 27 at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel with Dr. Arthur DeYoung officiating. Burial will be in the Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg. Pallbearers are: Dan Matherly, Bill Vanarsdall, Doug Greenburg, Allen Whitenack, John Neill, Scott Neill, and Jay Neill. Visitation will be 5 – 8 pm Sunday, October 26 at the Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be sent to James Harrod Trust @ P. O. Box 158, Harrodsburg, KY 40330, Mercer County Library @ 109 W. Lexington St., Harrodsburg, KY 40330 or Heritage Hospice, P. O. Box 1213, Danville, KY 40422.