Keith Slover

Keith Slover. age 81, of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at 3:15 am, March 17, 2008, in his home after a battle with cancer. Keith was born on May 6, 1926 in Bald Bluff Township, Illinois the son of Fred and LaVern Cooper Slover. He was reared and educated in the Oquawka area graduating from Oquawka Township High School in 1944. Keith served on the Shore Patrol in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1948. Keith married Bessie E. Keever on September 25, 1948 in Oquawka. She survives. He worked on the C.B. and Q. railroad until an accident left him disabled in 1956. Keith was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 3629. He enjoyed gardening, playing cards and the machines at the Eagles Club, Coin Collecting and watching the Cubs and the Fighting Illini. His main interest was his family and grandchildren. Surviving are his wife Bessie Slover of Oquawka, three daughters Nina (Gale) Hurt, Lori (Mic) Cochran and Linda Lock all of Oquawka, eleven grandchildren, Keith (Joann) Hurt of Oquawka, David Hurt of Oquawka, Kendrah Adams of Macomb, Illinois, Jacob, Megan, and Courtney Cochran all of Oquawka, Adam Slover of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ashley Ericson of Ellijay, Georgia, and Lexi Rodgers, Lilly and Lanee Lock all of Oquawka and two great grandchildren Taylor Loving of Kirkwood, Illinois and Emma Slover of Iowa City, Iowa. Also surviving is one sister, Ruth Allen, of Oquawka. He is preceded in death by his parents, two brothers Wendell and Richard. Services:A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 20, 2008, at the Turnbull Funeral Home in Oquawka. Interment with military honors will be in the Oquawka Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Turnbull Funeral Home in Oquawka on Wednesday, March 19, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Memorial fund is being established for either the Henderson County Hospice or Faith Bible Church.