Keith B. Anderson, 84, of Rigby, died Tuesday, November 24, 2010 at Pine Brook Assisted Living Center in Rigby.
Keith was born July 7, 1926, in Murray, Utah, to Charles Albert and Lima Hales Anderson.
He attended Midway High School in Menan, Idaho and graduated from Blackfoot High School in Blackfoot, Idaho.
After he graduated from high school, he went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad Company as a depot agent. He retired in 1986.
Keith was an avid rock hound, for personal enjoyment and he volunteered as a 4-H leader, teaching 4-H members about rocks and "gems". He took his young family on many adventures, rock hunting, and teaching them as he taught other in his 4-H groups. As children we remember him polishing rocks in his rock tumbler, the "gems" we found on those adventures.
He was devoted to Radio Armature for over 50 years, with the call sign of W7LQU. He provided civil defense assistance during the Teton Dam Flood in 1976. He was a member of the National Association for Amateur Radio, Morse Telegraph Club Inc., and the 50 Years Wireless Organization.
Keith was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, holding the office of a High Priest. He married Eileen Scully at Victoria B.C. Canada on Dec. 27, 1952. Their marriage was solemnized in the Idaho Falls L.D.S. Temple on May 22, 1956.
He is survived by his wife, Eileen, and daughters, Judy Anderson, of Rigby, and Cora Anderson, of Henderson, Nevada.
He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Bryan Anderson.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at the Rigby Stake Center, 258 W. 1st S., Rigby, ID, with Bishop Greg Hayward, officiating. The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m., to 8:30 P.M. Monday, November 29, 2010, at Eckersell Memorial Chapel, 101 W. Main Street, Rigby, ID and from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., prior to services at the church. Burial will be in the Annis Little Butte Cemetery, under the direction of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.
Keith was born July 7, 1926, in Murray, Utah, to Charles Albert and Lima Hales Anderson.
He attended Midway High School in Menan, Idaho and graduated from Blackfoot High School in Blackfoot, Idaho.
After he graduated from high school, he went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad Company as a depot agent. He retired in 1986.
Keith was an avid rock hound, for personal enjoyment and he volunteered as a 4-H leader, teaching 4-H members about rocks and "gems". He took his young family on many adventures, rock hunting, and teaching them as he taught other in his 4-H groups. As children we remember him polishing rocks in his rock tumbler, the "gems" we found on those adventures.
He was devoted to Radio Armature for over 50 years, with the call sign of W7LQU. He provided civil defense assistance during the Teton Dam Flood in 1976. He was a member of the National Association for Amateur Radio, Morse Telegraph Club Inc., and the 50 Years Wireless Organization.
Keith was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, holding the office of a High Priest. He married Eileen Scully at Victoria B.C. Canada on Dec. 27, 1952. Their marriage was solemnized in the Idaho Falls L.D.S. Temple on May 22, 1956.
He is survived by his wife, Eileen, and daughters, Judy Anderson, of Rigby, and Cora Anderson, of Henderson, Nevada.
He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Bryan Anderson.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at the Rigby Stake Center, 258 W. 1st S., Rigby, ID, with Bishop Greg Hayward, officiating. The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m., to 8:30 P.M. Monday, November 29, 2010, at Eckersell Memorial Chapel, 101 W. Main Street, Rigby, ID and from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., prior to services at the church. Burial will be in the Annis Little Butte Cemetery, under the direction of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.
Keith B. Anderson, 84, of Rigby, died Tuesday, November 24, 2010 at Pine Brook Assisted Living Center in Rigby.
Keith was born July 7, 1926, in Murray, Utah, to Charles Albert and Lima Hales Anderson.
He attended Midway High School in Menan, Idaho and graduated from Blackfoot High School in Blackfoot, Idaho.
After he graduated from high school, he went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad Company as a depot agent. He retired in 1986.
Keith was an avid rock hound, for personal enjoyment and he volunteered as a 4-H leader, teaching 4-H members about rocks and "gems". He took his young family on many adventures, rock hunting, and teaching them as he taught other in his 4-H groups. As children we remember him polishing rocks in his rock tumbler, the "gems" we found on those adventures.
He was devoted to Radio Armature for over 50 years, with the call sign of W7LQU. He provided civil defense assistance during the Teton Dam Flood in 1976. He was a member of the National Association for Amateur Radio, Morse Telegraph Club Inc., and the 50 Years Wireless Organization.
Keith was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, holding the office of a High Priest. He married Eileen Scully at Victoria B.C. Canada on Dec. 27, 1952. Their marriage was solemnized in the Idaho Falls L.D.S. Temple on May 22, 1956.
He is survived by his wife, Eileen, and daughters, Judy Anderson, of Rigby, and Cora Anderson, of Henderson, Nevada.
He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Bryan Anderson.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at the Rigby Stake Center, 258 W. 1st S., Rigby, ID, with Bishop Greg Hayward, officiating. The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m., to 8:30 P.M. Monday, November 29, 2010, at Eckersell Memorial Chapel, 101 W. Main Street, Rigby, ID and from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., prior to services at the church. Burial will be in the Annis Little Butte Cemetery, under the direction of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.
Keith was born July 7, 1926, in Murray, Utah, to Charles Albert and Lima Hales Anderson.
He attended Midway High School in Menan, Idaho and graduated from Blackfoot High School in Blackfoot, Idaho.
After he graduated from high school, he went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad Company as a depot agent. He retired in 1986.
Keith was an avid rock hound, for personal enjoyment and he volunteered as a 4-H leader, teaching 4-H members about rocks and "gems". He took his young family on many adventures, rock hunting, and teaching them as he taught other in his 4-H groups. As children we remember him polishing rocks in his rock tumbler, the "gems" we found on those adventures.
He was devoted to Radio Armature for over 50 years, with the call sign of W7LQU. He provided civil defense assistance during the Teton Dam Flood in 1976. He was a member of the National Association for Amateur Radio, Morse Telegraph Club Inc., and the 50 Years Wireless Organization.
Keith was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, holding the office of a High Priest. He married Eileen Scully at Victoria B.C. Canada on Dec. 27, 1952. Their marriage was solemnized in the Idaho Falls L.D.S. Temple on May 22, 1956.
He is survived by his wife, Eileen, and daughters, Judy Anderson, of Rigby, and Cora Anderson, of Henderson, Nevada.
He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Bryan Anderson.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at the Rigby Stake Center, 258 W. 1st S., Rigby, ID, with Bishop Greg Hayward, officiating. The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m., to 8:30 P.M. Monday, November 29, 2010, at Eckersell Memorial Chapel, 101 W. Main Street, Rigby, ID and from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., prior to services at the church. Burial will be in the Annis Little Butte Cemetery, under the direction of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.
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