Bryan Crites

He was born Feb. 10, 1958, to Allen S. Crites and Shirley M. Crites in Sikeston.

He is survived by the love of his life of 35 years, Brenda Underwood Crites; one son and daughter-in-law, Branston (Annie) Keefer; his mother, Shirley M. Crites; a special niece, Macie Thurmond Brown; six grandchildren, Kennedy Keefer, Aubrey Johnson, Katherine Keefer, Addisyn Keefer, Autumn Keefer and Branston Keefer II; also two brothers, Lee Crites (Henry Mendoza) of Kansas City, Missouri; and David (Susan Northcott) Crites by of New Port News, Virginia.

He was preceded in death by his father, Allen Crites; and a niece, Mary Dooley.

Bryan was a Sikeston High School graduate, class of 1976. He was a drummer in the marching band and jazz band. He then joined the Sikeston Police Department and served as a detective. In 1992, he went to work for his father and the late Myron Kegley as a sheet metal fabricator and HVAC technician, a business that he took over and ran until 2021 when he retired.

Services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at Life Church in Sikeston with David Craig and Jennifer Moxley officiating.

Nunnelee Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.nunnleefuneralchapel.com for the Crites family.