Keith Elno Bushnell

Keith Elno Bushnell Lansing Born January 23, 1927, in Charlotte; died October 7, 2008, in Lansing, MI, at the age of 81. Keith graduated from Lansing Eastern High School in 1944 and M.S.U. in 1949. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Navy Reserves, retiring as a Commander after 35 years of service. Keith also retired from MDOT in 1989, as Director of Design, after 39 years of service. He was a member of the First United Brethren Church for 55 years, where he taught Sunday school, a member of Gideon's and ITE, International Transportation Engineers, and enjoyed traveling. Keith was preceded in death by his parents, Elno and Letha (Snore) Bushnell. Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Darlene; daughter, Sandra (Kenneth) Mayes of Carson City, MI; sons, Terry (Ellen) Bushnell of Lansing, Trent (Patsy) Bushnell of Grand Ledge, and Brian (Pamela) Bushnell of Lansing; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and brother, Carl (Betty) Bushnell of Lansing. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 10, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Church, 3355 Dunckel Rd., Lansing, with the Rev. Scott Hergert, of First United Brethren Church, Lansing, officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing. The family will receive friends at the Gorsline-Runciman Funeral Homes, 900 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, on Thursday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. and at the church on Friday 1-hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to Gideon's International, Lansing South Camp, P.O. Box 842, Holt, MI 48842; YFC - Youth For Christ, P.O. Box 80555, Lansing, MI 48908; or to the First United Brethren Church, 1330 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing, MI 48906, in memory of Keith Bushnell.