Countywide & Sun - Connecting you to the community where you live, work & play!

Richard “Keith” Lee, of Meeker, died November 17, 2019. He was 63.

Keith was born Feb. 1, 1956, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to Richard and Wanda Lee. He attended Shawnee High School and continued to reside in Shawnee for many years before returning to the old Lee family farm in Meeker.

Keith’s life was filled with many mountains and valleys but he always held strong to his faith. In spite of battling pancreatic cancer, he left this world full of hope and believing that, no matter what, God is in control.

He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Richard and Wanda Lee, and his brother, Les Decker.

He is survived by four children, Jenna Lee of Shawnee, Jared Lee and wife Courtney of Maud, Andrea Bellows and husband Jim of Iowa, and Heather Newsom of Stilwell. Keith is also survived by 10 grandchildren, as well as a brother and sister-in-law Gene and Lois Lee of Meeker.

A funeral service was held Nov. 22 at the Walker Funeral Service chapel. Burial followed at New Hope Cemetery in Meeker.