KEITH, CHARLES RAY, age 69, of Riner, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2005 at his home.
He was a retired excavator. He was the son of the late Lemon Arvil and Bertha Gay Sowers Keith. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Joe Keith, J. C. Keith and Franklin Keith; his son, Ronnie Wayne Keith; and two granddaughters, Tia Marie Keith and Brandy Nicole Keith.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce Ann Keith of Riner; his children and their spouses, Patricia & Kent Duncan, Charles Richard & Nancy Keith, Debra Hixon and Ray Stover, Douglas Ray & Debbie Keith, Kenneth Edward & Terry Keith, Edna Mae Keith and Michael Devore, and Robert Lee Keith and Missy Woolwine; 14 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; brothers, John Lewis Keith and Arvil Keith; sisters, Vera Mae Hodge and Jewell Vaden; and special nephew, Tony Eaton.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at the Horne Funeral Home in Christiansburg. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 17 at the Horne Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg. The Keith Family is being served by Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg, 382-2612.