Keith Frank Reynolds June 6, 1932 – April 25, 2017
Keith Frank Reynolds, long time resident of Lancaster, Missouri, passed from this life Tuesday, April 25, 2017. For the past three years, he resided at the Villages of St. Peters in St. Peters, Missouri.
Keith was born on June 6, 1932 to Frank S. and Edith D. (Larson) Reynolds in Backus, Minnesota. Most of Keith's life was spent in those piney woods of Minnesota where his family owned and operated the general store. In his youth, Keith learned the family business alongside his father and as most country boys, he was an avid hunter.
Keith was very sports oriented in high school. By his senior year (1950), he was signed to a minor league baseball team, The Lamberton Baseball Club and soon after that he was being scouted by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a pitcher. Unfortunately his baseball career never came to be due to an arm injury.
Keith was a Korean War Veteran. After returning to the states, he was stationed in El Paso, Texas. This is where he met a cheerful red head that soon became his wife. Keith and his wife, Margie Marie Walles were married on June 6, 1953 in Las Cruces, New Mexico and were married for 48 years. To this union, four children were born, Jackie, Daniel, James and Joseph.
Keith's profession was working as an electrical engineer of various television stations in several states. He finally settled his family in the rolling hills of Lancaster, Missouri and retired from KTVO in 1990.
Keith is survived by his children, Jackie Hartin and husband, David of Midlothian, Texas, Daniel Reynolds and wife, Terri of St. Louis, Missouri, James Reynolds of Clever, Missouri and Joseph Reynolds of St. Peters, Missouri; Keith's daughter in law, Diane Reynolds of St. Peters, Missouri; 8 grandchildren, Jordan Reynolds, Jessica Reynolds, Stephanie Beyer, Lydia Reynolds, Joanne Webster and husband, Mark, Leanne Hartin, Lisa Hartin and Eric Hartin; 14 great grandchildren; nieces, nephews and other family members.
Keith is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Margie on December 13, 2000; one sister, Jean Mott and one half brother, Everett Reynolds.
Keith was a very avid sportsman as he was a member of the National Trappers Association and a life time member of the NRA.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Lancaster, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Norman Funeral Home in Lancaster, Missouri at 2:30 p.m. with H. R. Rogers, Pastor of the United Methodist Church in Lancaster, Missouri assisted by Danny Welte officiating. Music will be special CD selections of "Amazing Grace" and "How Great Thou Art". Pallbearers will be Kelly Long, Ed Martin, Randy Whitlow, Jordan Reynolds, Eric Hartin and Rick Kelso. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Brunk, Richard Starrett and Roger Lucas. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral services from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Norman Funeral Home in Lancaster, Missouri. Memorials have been established for the United Methodist Church in Lancaster, Missouri. Burial will be in the Arni Memorial Cemetery in Lancaster, Missouri with military rites by the Schuyler County American Legion Post 0784. Online condolences may be expressed to the family by logging on to normanfh.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Norman Funeral Home in Lancaster, Missouri.