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Stephen R. Keith
1954 - 2024
Stephen R. Keith
1954 - 2024
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BORN
1954
DIED
2024
Stephen Keith Obituary
Stephen R. Keith
Stephen R. Keith, born March 8, 1954, passed away on Thursday March 21, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Stephen was a research biologist and lifelong entrepreneur.
He had a love for aviation, traveling, and spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond Donald and Betty (Shepherd) Keith and his sister Paula Keith Goodwin.
Stephen is survived by his loving wife; Stacey Francis, who he married on November 6, 2008 in Grand Cayman; children; Lindsey (Austin) Keck, Alex (Abby) Keith, Lauren Keith, Penelope Keith,
Josh Lynch, Brooke Lynch, Lauren Lynch; grandchildren Jax and Jude Keck, Chloe and Benjamin Keith, Finnley and Crew Koepke, Hudson Lynch; sister Toni (Mark) Wendler. Other relatives and his many friends.
Visitation: Friends may call on the Saturday, March 30, 2024 at Sunset Hill Funeral Home in Glen Carbon, IL between 1 PM and 3 PM.
Funeral: Services will be held at 3 PM on Saturday, March 30, 2024 at Sunset Hill Funeral Home in Glen Carbon, IL.
Memorials in Stephen's honor may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Shriners Children's St. Louis.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Andy Kendig
July 1, 2024
I just learned of Stephen’s passing. Our paths crossed a few times professionally and, due to a shared love of ag and aviation, we had a small friendship. I was lucky to get a helicopter ride to view a trial, and Stephen shared all the technicalities of the helicopter. Business wise: Stephen could always be counted on for high-quality plot work. He also gave our company a complaint-management training- where I learned many intangible things. I retired and missed working with Stephen and thought of him often. Prayers to family and friends.
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Jeff Hoffman
March 31, 2024
I want to send my condolences to the family. I knew Steve since high school. We were good friends and had some good times.I use to stay over at his house often and knew his parents and sisters. We played football and had a lot of fun in our ag class and FFA. I crossed paths with Steve when he was doing some training on weed identification at crops scout class I was attending. He saw me when he came in the room and came over to tell me to behave and not to make him look bad. Those were not the exact words that he said. We had a good laugh about it. I was always glad to hear how successful he was. Jeff Hoffman
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