Eugene Howard Keebaugh

Eugene Howard Keebaugh

Jan. 11, 1932- Jan. 4, 2024

Eugene Howard Keebaugh, 91, of Odessa, Wash., died Jan. 4, at Odessa Memorial Health Center. Born Jan. 11, 1932, in Kansas City, Kansas, Gene was raised in Newport, Neb., by his cherished grandmother, Anna Keebaugh, and surrounded by 11 aunts and uncles.

Gene spent summers bucking hay and hauling it to Iowa and South Dakota, and worked for a time on a surveying crew before joining the Navy to see the world. He spent 24 years serving his country, including time in Korea during the Korean Conflict. He loved being aboard ship, and served as a sto...