Joshua Keith

Joshua Glenn Keith, age 22, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday morning, August 31, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine after a boating accident on Indian Lake.

Joshua was born in Bellefontaine April 7, 1992 and was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Henry Gunckel and his paternal grandfathers, Paris Keith and David Klopfenstein.

Joshua is survived by his mother, Mary (Staley) Royer of Zanesfield, Ohio and his father, Greg (Lynda) Keith of Maplewood, Ohio; a sister, Kaylee Jones of Sidney, Ohio; a brother, Spencer Keith of Maplewood; maternal grandparents, Gretta Gunckel and Jim and Bonnie Staley, all of Bellefontaine; paternal grandmothers, Joy Keith of Sidney and Carol Klopfenstein of Botkins, Ohio; aunts and uncles, Jamie and Jim Henry, Kim and Ray Davis, Mitch and Dawn Bailey, Ron and Beth Klopfenstein, Tom and Cheri Geis, Rick and Barbara Keith, David and Sherry Keith, Rob and Susan Egbert, Rex and Stephanie Staley and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was a 2010 graduate of Indian Lake High School where he was active in the band and FFA. Joshua graduated from Wilmington College in 2014 and was President of the Aggies Club and was an instructor for a Costa Rica trip and was head of livestock judging. He was currently employed at TruPointe.

Joshua had a big heart and was well-liked by all. He was a member of the Indian Lake Moose Lodge and the Logan County Fair Board. An avid sportsman, he was a farmer at heart. Joshua will be sadly missed by all that knew him.

Calling hours will be held Thursday, September 4, 2014, at the Eichholtz Funeral Home in Bellefontaine from 4 to 8 P.M. Pastor Larry Brown will conduct the funeral service Friday, September 5, 2014, at 11 A.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be at the Huntsville Cemetery in Huntsville, Ohio.

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