hools. In 1967 the family moved to Tipton where he was a custodian for Tipton Community School until retiring in 1996. Keith was a member of the Tipton Bible Church for nearly 50 years. Surviving Keith are his children Priscilla Plate of Goose Creek, SC, Lois (Alun) Rees of New Paris, IN, Mark (Susan) Johnson of Tipton and Esther (Kevin) Klotz of Dekalb, IL; brother Darrell (Ann) Johnson of Litchfield, IL, sister Marjorie (Dale) Kruse of Osceola; grandchildren Abigail, Anna, David Rees and Rachel Plate; aunt Jean Roth of Des Moines and special friend Alberta Thein. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and son-in-law Bill Plate.