THE STEPHEN W. KEETER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST The Trust was created under the will of Stephen W. Keeter, who passed away September 10, 2001. Mr. Keeter was a business owner and a resident of McDowell County. His intentions in his will was to provide educational scholarships to enable students to attend good quality schools, whether public or private or state supported, in order to advance their education and better prepare them for their own goals and objectives in life.