Funeral service for Dr. Forrest L. Keener, 79, Oklahoma City, will be 11:00 a.m. Friday in the Bodine Baptist Church in Oklahoma City with Brother Paul Brown, Sr. and Pastor Larry Jones officiating. Dr. Keener died Tuesday, June 18 at his residence. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Lawton, under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Dr. Keener was born August 23, 1933 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Joseph L. and Mary E. (Bourland) Keener. He married Mary F. Weatherly on October 31, 1953 at Okemah. He enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 16 and achieved the rank of Corporal and was discharged in 1951. Dr. Keener surrendered to the ministry in 1959 and served as the pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Lawton for 43 years. He published the "Watchman", a publication which was literally sent to readers all over the world. Following his retirement he continued his ministry serving as an evangelist across the United States. He had been a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Lawton and at the time of his death the Sherwood Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. He enjoyed music and played many instruments. He is survived by his wife, of the home; a daughter and son in law, Carol Frances Keener-Jones and her husband Larry, Bayou Vista, Texas; two grandchildren and their spouses, Nathan Clay Jones and wife Heather and Betsy Jones-Barnes and husband Michael; six great grandchildren, Nora E. Barnes, Collin Q. Barnes, Tyler B. Jones, Corey C. Barnes, Emma G. Jones and Jane A. Barnes; a sister and brother in law, Ruth and Steve Szeperdy; a brother, Larry Keener. His parents, five brothers, Kenneth, Jimmy, Dale, Terry and Roy, and a sister, Eleanor Clem, preceded him in death. The family will greet friends from 4-6 pm Thursday at the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.