Our family announces with deep sorrow the passing of our beloved Keith Roe. He was born on January 16, 1945, in West Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, and entered eternal rest on December 18, 2025, in his hometown of Springfield, Ohio. He was blessed with eighty years, eleven months and two days of life.

Keith was the eighth of twelve children born to the union of Rev. Milton Roe and Mabel A. (Lucas) Roe. He was reared in a Christian home and accepted Christ at an early age through baptism.

He attended Springfield South High School. Eventually, Keith relocated to California for a time before returning to Springfield, the place he always called home.

Keith leaves to cherish his memory his daughters, April M. (Sylvester) Thurston and Tanisha D. Rowe; sisters, Evangelist Dorwilda Willis and Jacqueline Roe; brothers, Pastor Richard E. Roe, Kenneth L. Roe, and Gary L. (Roxanna) Roe; and his grandchildren: Brian A. Sanders, Michelle Y. Vogel, Dr. Daryl P. Fields II, Derrick A. Roe, Dechelle M. Roe, Ishmail L. Jenkins, Prince Harris, Johntae Harris, Diante Harris, Nechelle Roe, Bryon L. Phillips Jones, Martai H. Edwards, Amari I. Thurston, and Morgan L. Blake.

Keith Roe also leaves behind a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends who will forever remember him.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Rev. Milton and Mabel A. (Lucas) Roe; his son, Ronald L. Roe/Breaston; his daughter, Loretta L. Roe; his sisters, Minnie E. Roe and Zetta L. Stroder; and his brothers, Milton E. Roe, Charles M. Roe, Lavelle Roe, and Devon Roe.

In lieu of flowers, please contribute to Ethan Crossing Addiction Treatment Center in Springfield, Ohio.

Services are pending.