Bobby Joe Keith was born February 12, 1959 in Dallas, TX to Gerald Keith and Dorothy Faye Huddleston Keith. He graduated to heaven on November 4, 2019 in Katy, TX after a lengthy 3 year hospital stay.

Bobby Joe grew up in Oak Cliff just down the street from Stevie Ray Vaughn. He and his brothers loved playing the guitar together, and his brother, Tony, would actually play with Vaughn. He and his wife, Brenda graduated from Lancaster High School in 1978. Their anniversary is November 9, 1978, just 5 days shy of 41 years. Besides Brenda, Bobby Joe had many loves. Along with his guitar and singing, he loved fishing and everything cars. He loved car shows, car races and fixing cars. Bobby Joe also loved people. He had many friends and several of them very close friends. Many of them are from working for TxDot for many years. He loved telling jokes and making people laugh. He loved helping people in any way he possibly could, and he loved people that played football while wearing a Dallas Cowboy jersey! Even more important than the Cowboys, he loved God, his family, and especially his grandchildren.

Bobby loved the Lord with all his heart, soul, and mind. He held strong in his faith to the very end. God was first in his life, and he loved to talk to everyone he met about it. He loved his church and all his brothers and sisters in Christ. They and many other church families prayed continuously for him during his last 3 year journey, and he was very grateful for it.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Clarence A. Keith.

Bobby is survived by his wife, Brenda; his daughters, Kristen Ross and husband Alcory, Jennifer Thompson and husband Brice; his grandchildren, Brice Thompson Jr., Christian Keith Ross, Aacoria Ross, Tyran Ross, Novin Thompson; his great-granddaughter, Kehlani Thompson; his sister, Paula Keith Dayter; his brothers, James A. Keith and Jeffrey M. Keith; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Family will receive friends from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Friday, November 8, 2019 at Byrum Funeral Home. Celebration of Life will be 2:00pm, Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Byrum Chapel with interment following at Bell's Chapel Cemetery.