LeRoy E. Keil, 73, died October 8, 2007, at Central Kansas. Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born March 5, 1934 at Galatia, Kansas, the son of Emmanuel E. and Louise Scheuerman Keil. LeRoy was a talented athlete at Russell High School, excelling in football, basketball, baseball, and track. He then attended Wichita University. Keil was a U.S. Army veteran. On October 10, 1954 he married Donita M. Galyardt at Russell, Kansas. She survives. He was a resident of Great Bend since 1977, coming from Taft, California. He was a salesman for Home Steel Siding, Hays, Kansas. He previously worked for Southard Home Improvement, Great Bend, for 20 years and Continental EMSCO, Taft, California. LeRoy was a member of First Assembly of God Church of Great Bend, American Legion of Hoisington and Cougar Booster Club. Survivors include his wife, Donita, of the home; one son, Jeremy Keil of Great Bend; three daughters, Jamie Keil of Wichita, Kansas, Julie Peterson and husband, Michael of Great Bend, and Joni Wintholz and husband, Brad, of Great Bend; one sister, Helen Paisley and husband, Jerry of Smithville, Virginia; five grandchildren, Nicole Smith, Heidi Wintholz, Theresa Smith, Cole Wintholz, and Kassidy Wintholz, all of Great Bend; four great-grandchildren, Kylie Wintholz, Aliyah Smith, Keaton Wintholz, and Isaac Talbert; local nieces, Angie Barr and Christy Penka, both of Great Bend, nieces and nephews Dianne, Deborah, Michael, Scott, Teresa, Rhonda, Kimberly, Brian, Scott, Daniel, and Jennifer; and a special family friend of the family Anne Jambor of Wichita, Kansas. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 11, 2007 at First Assembly of God Church, Great Bend, with the Reverend Dwight Dozier officiating. Interment will be in the Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 10, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to First Assembly of God Church in care of the funeral home.