Miles Norton Keathley (Bud)

Miles Norton Keathley (Bud)

Born October 2, 1922 in Tampa, FL, Died August 15, 2004 in Santee, SC
Married Marjorie Elb on July 10, 1959

Bud, about 2 years, 1924

Bud with his bike - a means of
escaping all those sisters!

Bud, 1928

Bud in a fancy car at 500

Bud, top right, with friends

Bud in his uniform

Newspaper Photo

Back home with Gram, 1945

(Top, L-R) Rick, Martha, Edie
Iso, Margie, Bud in Santee

Bud in his Washington office with Margie
and the Mason Clan - Edie, J.D. and Kevin

Assistant Director ATF

At the July 4, 1976 Parade, Ken Biscayne
with Margie, Cowboy Jack and Martha

Relaxing at Iso's

Bud explaining to the ladies that 80
year old men have amazing abilities!

Bud discussing eyeball transplants
with Robert and Carlton Thanksgiving, 2002

Bud saying the Thanksgiving prayer, 2002

Bud's favorite mode of transportation -

Bud and Margie with Wiley III and David

Born in 1922, the only son of Alpha and Norton Keathley, "Bud" was active in sports and loved the outdoors as a youth. After graduating from Hillsborough High School, he worked for Ferman's Auto Co. and joined the National Guard. During WW II he was a P-38 pilot, and later graduated from Tampa University.

He married Marjorie Sauls and they had son, Robert Norton Keathley. The marriage ended in divorce and later he married Marjorie Elb.

He worked for the US Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, where he remained until his retirement as Assistant Director of the agency, located in Washington, DC He and Margie retired to Santee, SC and live there for twenty-three years, until he died in 2004.

Bud's Obituary and Comments
from the Tampa Tribune's Guest Book

Bud's Eulegy, by his son, Robert