Keith E. Hites

Keith E. Hites, 39, of 225 Kinnard Road, Greenville died at home Saturday, December 16, 2006.

He was born in Grove City, February 19, 1967 a son of Claude Hites and Linda McJunkin Stallsmith.

He worked large construction projects traveling extensively and most recently working for Janocha Construction of Conneaut Lake.

He was a member of Bible Baptist Church of Mercer.  He enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting and skiing.

Survivors, include: one son, Shane Hites of Greenville; his mother, Linda Stallsmith and her husband Ed of Meadville; his father, Claude Hites and his wife Janet of Mercer; ten siblings, Kevin Hites and his wife Judy of Fredonia, Tracey Jaynor and her husband Rob of Wooster, OH, Michelle Homa and her husband Ray of Cochranton, Edie Shafer of Mercer, Kenneth Hites and his wife Lisa of Mercer, Daniel Hites of Quantico, VA, Lewis Hites of Mercer; Mark Stallsmith and his wife Becky of Saxonburg, Terry Stallsmith of Townville and Wanda Hough and her husband Scott of Meadville; his paternal grandmother, Letha Noland of Grove City and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Kenneth and Margaret McJunkin and his paternal grandfather, George Hites.

Calling hours will be Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Waid-Coleman Funeral Home, Inc., 12422 Conneaut Lake Road, Conneaut Lake.

The funeral service will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Charles Schwartz, Pastor of Bible Baptist Church of Mercer, officiating.

Burial will be in Crestview Memorial Park, Grove City.