Kim Lee Keeling, 54, of Sutherland passed away unexpectedly April 30, 2018 in North Platte.

He was born on December 28, 1963 in Muskogee, OK to Ronald and Sharon (Eytchison) Keeling.  Kim graduated in Oklahoma at Fort Gibson High School.  He attended Northeastern State University and then joined the Navy Reserves where he was a Corpsman.  He graduated from Northeastern and continued his work with the Union Pacific Railroad.  He married Shari Goff in December 1987 in Muskogee.  In 1998 they moved to Sutherland where Kim worked in the Environmental and Haz Mat departments where he was a manager, and was currently the Program Manager of Hazardous Materials.

Kim developed Booty Farms in 2002 where they did produce and seasonings, involving his whole family and many kids in the Sutherland community.

Kim touched many lives, he never knew a stranger, and was always giving with his time and advice.  He was very close to the Lord and loved and shared his faith.  He was a member of the Sutherland Presbyterian Church where he was a Deacon and an Elder.  Gardening was his passion and he loved working in the dirt.  His family was the true center of his life and he will be remembered for his patience, kindness, and as a great teacher.

Survivors include his wife, Shari of Sutherland; children, Kyle (Meesha) Keeling, Mik Keeling all of Sutherland, and Jennifer (Josh) Summers of Greeley, CO; father, Ron (Carolyn) Keeling of Fort Gibson, OK; grandchildren, Kaxtin Keeling of Sutherland, Justin (fiancée, Samantha Kirk) Wilson, Brinkley Duncan, Hayden Lathrop all of Tulsa, OK; great-granddaughters, Elizabeth Knapp, and Tenley Duncan both of Tulsa, OK; mother-in-law, Patricia Goff of Sutherland; siblings, Steven Keeling of Kansas City, MO, Holly Keeling, and Jake (Lindsay) Keeling all of Fort Gibson, OK; aunts, Jeanne Carpenter of Broken Arrow, OK, Joann Lee of Slidell, LA, and Sue Carlow of Houston, TX; niece, Terra Goff-Blackburn of Cornith, TX; two nephews, Kade and Kolt Keeling; and numerous other family members and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother Sharon; grandparents, Herb and Blanche Eytchison, and Joe and Velma Edith Keeling; and a brother-in-law, Randy Goff.

Memorials are suggested to the Diabetes Association or to the Callahan Cancer Center and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.

Memorial Services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2018 at Harvest Christian Fellowship Church with Pastor Scott Mustion officiating.  Those wishing to sign the register book may do so 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Thursday at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.