Keith Cecil Reeves

Funeral Services for Keith Cecil Reeves will be held Friday, April 25, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Gillette Memorial Chapel in Gillette, WY with Pastor Ernie Bishop officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Gillette, WY. Visitation will be Thursday, April 24, 2014, from 5:00p.m 7:00p.m at Gillette Memorial Chapel.Keith Cecil Reeves passed away quietly in his sleep on Monday, April 21, 2014 at Close to Home Hospice in Gillette, Wyoming. He was born on October 31st, 1931 in Casper, Wyoming. After his graduation he worked on the Keyhole Dam outside of Moorcroft, Wyoming where he met the love of his life Dorothy Delores Roberts and married her on June 29th, 1952. He enlisted in the United States Air Force shortly before the wedding and served his first assignment at the Austin, Texas Air Force Base. Throughout his career he served in Hawaii, Ohio, and South Dakota. His overseas assignments included Thailand, Guam, England, Greenland, Iceland, and a few other locations. He retired as Master Sergeant in 1972 at Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, South Dakota. The family then moved to Moorcroft, Wyoming where he and Delores bought the Dandy Variety Drug Store and ran it for twenty years. Since Air Force retirement Keith has worked for several Electrical Companies including Green Electric, and Collins Communications of Gillette. Keith and Delores moved to Gillette, Wyoming after they sold the drug store and have been here since 1993.Keith enjoyed a full life with winters in Vegas, summers with family, and his entire life centered around his love for God and the Church. He volunteered at the Hospice house when able, helped his neighbors and anyone in need. He knew no stranger. His greatest joy was time spent with his children and grandchildren. He is survived by his children; Mike (Carol) Reeves of Burleson, Texas, Bruce (Laura) Reeves of Gillette, Wyoming, Julia (Dale) Petersen of Moorcroft, Wyoming, and Cory Reeves of Gillette, Wyoming. He is also survived by 16 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren.Keith was preceded in death by his parents Cecil Ardis Reeves and Dorothy Clara Anderson and a step-mother Vera Mae Reeves who also helped raise him. He was also preceded in death by two brothers Pete Reeves and Melvin Reeves, two grandsons Robert and Greg Reeves, great-granddaughter Alonna Petersen, his daughter Deborah Pressley, and his beloved wife Delores. The family asks donations be made in Keith's name to Close to Home Hospice House. Memorials and Condolences may be sent in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel 210 West 5th Street Gillette, WY 82716. Condolences may also be sent via our website at www.gillettememorialchapel.comFuneral Home:Gillette Memorial Chapel210 West Fifth Street Gillette, WYUS 82716