Dr. Robert C. Kee

TUSCALOOSA | Dr. Robert Carl ""Bob"" Kee, age 70, of Tuscaloosa, passed away on October 1, 2015, at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, October 3, 2015, at Sunset Funeral Home with Pastor Charles Lenn and Ricky Elmore officiating and Sunset Funeral Home, a Dignity Memorial Provider, directing. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Dr. Kee was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Josephine Kee.

Survivors include his wife, Gypsy Kee; step-daughters, Christy Ricker, Kim Junkin (Ricky) and Amanda Daniel; two step-grandsons, Ryan Junkin (Kristyn) and Drew Junkin; one step-granddaughter, Torey Acker (Todd); two step-great-grandsons, Landon Acker and Maddox Junkin; three sisters, Mary Jo Holyfield, Linda Brasfield (Lane) and Alice Trentham; two brothers, Raymond Kee (Shirley) and Frank Kee (Teresa); and a number of nieces and nephews.

Dr. Kee received the degree of Doctor of Business Administration with a major in accounting from Florida State University and taught accounting at the University of Alabama for 33 years. Dr. Kee was a devout Christian and his faith has sustained throughout his illness.

Pallbearers will be Ricky, Ryan and Drew Junkin, Todd Acker, Ken Holder and Neil Daniel.

Honorary pallbearers will be Tuscaloosa First Assembly Church family and the faculty and staff at the Culverhouse School of Accountance at The University of Alabama.

The family would like to give a special thanks to Phyllis Snider and all of the nurses at Hospice of West Alabama for their care and support.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of West Alabama or The American Cancer Society.