Fred Deloy Keele

    SPRING GLEN-Fred D. Keele, 72, passed away at his home surrounded by family on May 20, 2018.
    He was born July 13, 1945 in Price, Utah to Frederick Manning and Pearl Valentine Peterson Keele.
    Fred was raised on farms in Miller Creek and Gordon Creek where he learned to love hard work. He loved working the land and working with his hands.  Fred married Leslie Ruth Alger on January 2, 1965 in Pocatlello, Idaho.  They remained dedicated in love to each other for 53 years.
    Fred and Leslie raised three children, ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, all of which he instilled with the ability to work hard, be a credit to the community and be rooted in family. Fred was all about family.  He loved cars and racing from a very young age.  Fred was a devoted Chevy man and a self-taught mechanic who ran his own shop for many years which became a refuge for many retired friends.
    Fred was a man of many talents and interests, there was nothing he couldn’t do or fix.  He loved nature, raising pheasants and chukars, and fed a covey of quail in his backyard for years.  He loved gardening, riding ATV’s, going to the Grogg’s Coffee Club every day at 3:00 p.m. and hunting with his son and grandsons.
    Fred is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Leslie Keele; children, Kristi (Tod) Wilson, Jeffery (Sheila) Keele, Mekette (Rick) Hodges, all of Price; sister, Reba Keele, Salt Lake; brother, Rickie (Kate) Keele, Price; grandchildren, Justin (Monica) Wilson, Mallery (Johnny) Dunn, Brandon Wilson, Natalie (Devin) Bigelow, Matthew Konakis, Tyler Konakis, Sgt. Dustin Konakis USMC, Kreed Keele, Kamlyn Keele and Krey Keele; great-grandchildren, Ethan Wilson, Baylee Wilson, Kayden Dunn, Maurlie Bigelow, Charlotte Bigelow, Shailee Bigelow, Brindi Bigelow, Destiny Bigelow and Brendin Bigelow; many nieces, nephews and a community of friends.
    Preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Vernon, Virgil and Lee; sister, Beth Prettyman; sisters-in-law, Marie Keele and Vickie Keele; nephews, Gary Keele and Danny Miller; niece, Jody Renfrow; father and mother-in-law, Harold and LaRue Alger.
    As per Fred’s request, there will be no funeral service.  Graveside services will be held Thursday, May 24, 2018, 11:00 a.m. at the Price City Cemetery where the family welcomes everyone to join them at the cemetery fifteen minutes prior to services.  Arrangements entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home where friends are always welcome daily and may share memories of Fred online at www.mitchellfuneralhome.net