Mr. Keese
Funeral services for Robert Gil- bert Keese, 67, of Lampasas are April 16, 2008, at 11 a.m. in the Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home chapel in Copperas Cove. Burial will follow in Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen at 2 p.m. with full military honors.

Mr. Keese died April 10 at his residence.

He was born Aug. 25, 1940, in Utopia, Texas, to Cecil and Lucillia Channey Keese.

Mr. Keese served in the U.S. Army and was involved in the Vietnam conflict.

He loved to raise goats and enjoyed fishing. He also took pride in his new Mustang.

His survivors include his wife Jodi Watson Keese of Lampasas; two sons, Rickie Keese and Nathan Keese of Lampasas; three daughters, Linda Keese, Melissa Keese and Karen Cooke; six grandchildren; several brothers; and a sister.

The family requested that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org.

Arrangements by Crawford- Bowers Funeral Home.