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Keep, Brian Jay
Brian Jay Keep, 44, of Marion, died Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at his home. There will be no services held at this time. Please feel free to contact the family for further information.
Survivors include his wife, Kelly; three children, Brie, Kyle and Tina, all of Marion; his parents; and his siblings, Teri (Greg) Downes of Iowa City, Alan (Phyllis) Keep of Lone Tree, and Kevin (Pam) Keep of Jefferson City, Mo.
Brian was born May 14, 1966, the son of Bobby and Elsie (Sanders) Keep in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He attended school in Lone Tree, Iowa. Brian married Kelly Smith in Jefferson City, Mo., in September 1995. Brian was a loving father who enjoyed spending lots of time with his children.
Please sign the online guest book for Brian at under obituaries.
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