Raymond Eugene Keck

Arden - Raymond Eugene Keck, 73, of 26 Spring Cove Court, died Saturday, March 8, 2003, at his residence. A native of Knoxville, Tenn. he was a son of Dallie Williams Keck of Waynesville, Ohio and of the late Fred Keck and was also preceded in death by his first wife, Violet Jean Keck, who died in 1991. Mr. Keck was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and was the owner and operator of Keck Mobile Home Supply. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Anne Kucera Wagner Keck; his daughter, Susan Keck Foster and her husband Barry of Winchester, Virginia; his son, Scott Madison Keck, and his wife Linda, of Columbia, SC; two step-sons, Christopher Wagner of Arden and Karl Wagner and wife Estela, of Averys Creek; four grandchildren, Graham and Daniel Foster and Carmen and Olivia Keck; three step-grandchildren; one sister, Johnnie Polly of Waynesville, Ohio and several aunts and uncles. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Tuesday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian conducted by the Rev. Ralph Reed. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. His family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service Tuesday at the funeral home on Long Shoals Road. Memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels, 146 Victoria Road, Asheville, NC 28801 or ABCCM, 24 Cumberland Ave., Asheville, NC 28801.