June 15, 1970 –  March 18, 2017  Valley View resident, Keith Allen Saunders, 46, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Marietta, Oklahoma. He was born in Springfield, Illinois on June 15, 1970 to David and Marilyn (Hogan) Saunders. Keith married Deirdre A. (Dee Dee) Parkhill on April 19, 1992. He was a supervisor at Redi Mix Concrete and was an avid fisherman and hunter.
A Celebration of Life Service for Keith will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 26th at Meador Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Todd Stevens officiating.

Survivors include his wife, Deirdre Saunders of Valley View; daughters, Lindsey Berry and husband, Levi of Thackerville, Jennifer Johnson and husband, Robby of Killeen and Hollie Thompson of Gainesville; mother, Marilyn Gates of Pleasant Plains, Illinois; grandchildren, Jolene, Summer, Ziva and Christopher; brothers, Kerrie Saunders of Pleasant Plains, Illinois and Christopher Gates of Springfield, Illinois and sister, Stephanie Gates of Springfield, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his father.