Background
Keisling, Mary West was born in Sparta, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Herbert Jones West and Dannie Young.
Keisling, Mary West was born in Sparta, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Herbert Jones West and Dannie Young.
AB, George Washington University, 1938.
State president, Tennessee Federation Women's Clubs, 1968-1970; vice chairman, Tennessee Arts Commission, 1977-1982; member of national board, Medical College Pennsylvania, 1977-1991; county commissioner, Tennessee County Court, 1978-1985; president, Plateau Mental Health Center, 1980-1984; state historian, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1987-1990; national president, United States Daughters 1812, 1988-1991.
Married John Kermit Keisling, Dec.9, 1939 (deceased 1986). Children: John H., Robert West.