R. Keith Havenhill

R. Keith Havenhill, 71, of Princeton, Iowa, died Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at Genesis Medical Center-East Campus, Davenport.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, October 21, 2006 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Visitation will be from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the services on Saturday. Burial will military honors conducted by the American Legion Buffalo Bill Post #347 of LeClaire, Iowa will be held at Oakridge Cemetery, Princeton. Memorials may be made to the family.
Keith was born April 6, 1935 in Wapello, Iowa, the son of Samuel and Beula (Marlette) Havenhill. He served in the United States Army and the Army Reserves and was honorably discharged in December of 1959.
He was united in marriage to Katherine M. Reep on September 19, 1958 in LeClaire. She preceded him in death on October 10, 1995.
Keith served with the Princeton Volunteer Fire Department for 35 years, and he also spent time teaching fire safety and awareness to schoolchildren. He had also been employed at Alcoa Company, Davenport Works for 37 years.
He was a member of the Princeton Lions Club, the National Rifle Association, and First Medical Responders.
He enjoyed fishing, collecting guns and knives, and was an enthusiast of John Wayne films.
Those left to honor his memory include his daughters and sons-in-law, Dawn McMeen and Allan Pillard, of Princeton, and Bambi & John Rankin of Princeton; his sons and daughters-in-law, Curtis Havenhill and Debbie Engel of Princeton, and David Havenhill and Carrie Ahlgren, of Princeton; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; his special friend, Mary Jane Brown, of Princeton; and his brothers and sisters-in-law, Samuel & Lois Havenhill, of Princeton, and Roger & Beverly Havenhill, of LeClaire.
In addition to his wife, Katherine, he was preceded in death by his parents; and his mother-in-law, Joyce Reep.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting Keith’s obituary at www.McGinnis-Chambers.com