At the age of 84, William L. Keller, Sr., of Charleston, WV, took the rest well earned by years of service to his country, his community and his family. Mr. Keller, known to literally generations of Charlestonians as the owner and operator of the Kellers Service Station, passed away at his home early Sunday morning, January 28, 2007.

Mr. Keller was a graduate of Greenbrier Military Academy and served with the United States Army Air Corp during WW II. He returned home after the war and joined his father, Mont, in the gasoline business. In the early 1950's he built Kellers Service Station which became a fixture in North Charleston for more than 50 years. Mr. Keller took pride in the fact that the business reflected his own fiercely independent spirit by operating under his own name and without affiliation to any major oil company.

In passing, Mr. Keller has rejoined Ruthalea, his wife of 58 years, who died in 2003. He is survived by his son, Michael Keller and his wife, Nida of Pinch, daughter, Janet Cain and her husband, Danny of St. Albans, daughter, Barbara Blankenship and her husband, Claude of Lockwood, son, Captain William L. Keller, II and his wife, Lori of El Paso, Tx and son, Robert Keller and his wife, Doris of Cross Lanes; brother, Bernard Keller of Charleston. Mr. Keller also treasured his five grandchildren, Danny Cain, II, Christopher Cain, Brian Keller, Ashleigh Keller and Annabeth Keller as well as his two great grandchildren, Emily and Nathan Cain.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 1, at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with the Rev. Joe Hyde, pastor of Highlawn Baptist Church, officiating. Music will be provided by Tom Hollinger, Minister of Music at the First Baptist Church in St. Albans. Entombment with military rites will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31, at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, 5074 Elk River Road, N., Elkview, WV 25071.