Marine (Muncy) Keating
Marine (Muncy) Keating, a beloved wife, mother, sister, and aunt, passed away peacefully on November 25, 2025, at Joplin Gardens Nursing Home in Joplin, MO, at the age of 69.
Born on December 26, 1955, in Aurora, Missouri, Marine was the daughter of the late Daniel Paul and Zora Bell Muncy. She was a proud graduate of Spring Hill High School, Class of 1974, and later established her home in Joplin, Missouri. Marine’s warm heart and loving spirit will be cherished by all who knew her.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle Keating; her parents, Daniel and Zora Muncy; her brothers, Daniel Paul Jr., Henry Lee, and Charles Muncy; and her sister, Opal Frankenfield.
Marine is survived by her loving son and light of her life, Kelly Dean Keating. She is also survived by her brothers, Daniel James Muncy (Trudie) of La Cygne, Kansas, and Donald Ray Muncy (Linda) of Joplin, Missouri; and her sisters, Ella Mae Kelly of Goodman, Missouri, Sara Churchill of New Tazewell, Tennessee, and Mary Carpenter (Bud) of Havana, Kansas. Her warm heart will be deeply missed by her many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.
The family finds comfort in the hope for the future, as expressed at Revelation 21:4 (NWT):
“And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.”
Services will be held on Thursday, December 11th, at 1:00 PM, at Maple Park Cemetery, 2 W Prospect Street, Aurora, Missouri.
For those unable to attend in person, the service will also be held via Zoom. Please contact her sister, Mary Carpenter, for the Zoom meeting information.
