Keith L. Tunnell
1946-2011

Keith L. Tunnell, the son of Hughes and Mildred (Snell) Tunnell was born October 12, 1946 in Hamburg, Iowa. Keith attended school in Shenandoah, Iowa and in Tarkio, Missouri.

On October 12, 1963 Keith was united in marriage to Rose Mary Driskell at the Christian Church in Rock Port. They made their home in Tarkio and became the proud parents of Ronald Keith, Randall Layton, Richard Hughes, and Shelly Roseann. They were later divorced.

Keith began working as a farm hand, before being employed by the Missouri State Highway Department in Tarkio for eleven years. He then was employed by Missouri Beef Packers for thirteen years. For twenty-one years, Keith was employed by Leggett and Platt as a machine specialist in Carthage, Missouri, before proudly retiring in October 2008. Keith enjoyed fishing, taking drives through the countryside and reminiscing with his children. Keith was an incredibly hard worker who knew the value of a dollar and how to save it. He loved spending time with his family, especially his kids and grandkids. Keith passed away September 6, 2011, at the Oregon Care Center, Oregon, Missouri at the age of 64 with his children at his side.

Besides his parents, Keith was preceded in death by his son, Richard Hughes Tunnell; brothers, Don and Eddie Tunnell; and sisters, JoAnn Merriett, Norma Eyman and Karen Welch. Survivors include sons, Ronald Keith Tunnell of Mound City, Missouri and Randall Layton Tunnell and his wife, Nicole of Denton, Texas; daughter, Shelly Roseann (Tunnell) Murphy of Mound City; seven grandchildren, Cody, Casey, Synthia, Levi, Sara, Madison and Jacobi; two great-grandchildren, Little Rich and Olivia; brothers, Bud Tunnell of Moline, Illinois, Charles Tunnell of Carthage, Missouri; sisters, Betty Coons and Rosalee Alamanza, both of Moline, Illinois; brothers-in-law, Jack Eyman and Merlin Welch, both of West Plains, Missouri; and one sister-in-law, Cherilyn Tunnell, Shenandoah, Iowa.

Services: 2:00 P.M., Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.
Interment: Home Cemetery, Tarkio.
The family will receive friends Friday, September 9, 2011 from 6:30-8:00 P.M. at Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.
Memorials: Keith Tunnell Memorial Fund
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.