Keith Edwards

A Celebration of Life for Keith Allan Edwards of Bull Shoals, Arkansas will be held 11:00AM Saturday, September 26, 2009 at the Eagles Lodge Aerie #3183 with the Reverend Vita Jessie Stevens in conjunction with the Eagles officiating. Keith died September 18, 2009 at Auburn Hills Rehabilitation Center after a courageous battle with COPD. He was 58 years old. Keith was born December 13, 1950 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Joseph and Phyllis VanVolkenburg Edwards. He married his beloved wife Vicki Barycki on July 21, 1992 at Montello, Wisconsin. Keith was a self-employed carpenter with a fascination for science fiction who loved to hunt, fish and was a great cook. He was a 1969 graduate of the Wisconsin Dells High School and an U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. Keith moved here from Montello, Wisconsin in 1996. He was a past officer and member of the Eagles Aerie #3183 in Midway, AR , a member of the American Legion in Bull Shoals, and a former secretary of the Wisconsin Dell's Lion's Club. He is survived by his wife Vicki of Bull Shoals, AR, two sisters; Lynn (Wendall) Summers and Sandra Edwards both of Wisconsin, his brother-in-law; Lester (Diane) Barycki of Spring Grove, IL, adopted parents, Adrienne and George Jasnich and adopted brother, Robert Drozdzinski and his family all of Bull Shoals, AR, many nieces and nephews, and his faithful animal companions; golden retriever, Sage (PeeWee) and frogs, Ebony and Ivory. He was preceded in death by his parents, stepfather, father-in law, and his loving golden retriever's Ginger and Sugar. Arrangements are by Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services.