Ralph H. Keith age 82 of Sebring, Florida, formerly of Marshes Siding, Kentucky died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at the Life Path Hospice. Masonic funeral services were held Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 11:00 am at the McCreary County Funeral Home. Burial followed in the Nevelsville Cemetery.
He was born August 19, 1929 in Shoopman, Kentucky to Hubert Keith and Mary Allie Wilson Keith. Ralph was a Veteran of the U.S. Army as well as the U.S. Air Force; he was a member of the Hoffner Masonic Lodge # 253, the VFW, and the Kentucky Colonel. Before his illness, Ralph had worked as a brakeman and a conductor for the CSX Railroad.
His father, mother, a brother Grant Taylor, and a sister Emaline Nolan precede him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Mable Keith of Sebring, Florida; a son, Mark Keith of Marshes Siding, Kentucky; a daughter, Terri Keith Drinkuth of Cincinnati, Ohio; 4 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
McCreary County Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements.