Keith Jameson, 78, of Port Saint Lucie, Fla., died May 11 at Tiffany Hall Nursing Home.
He was born in Bath on June 16, 1934, a son of Merle and Eleanor (Hathorn) Jameson.
He graduated from Morse High School in the class of 1952. He attended MCI in Pittsfield and received his post graduate in Bath. In 1959 he graduated from Northeastern College earning his B.S. in Engineering. He entered the U.S. Army in 1959 and served in the Army reserve in Lewiston as a captain until 1972.
He lived in Jefferson from 1965 to 1983 where he owned and operated Jameson Real Estate. From 1954 to 1983 he also was employed for GTE in Waldoboro, retiring as engineering manager. In 1983 he was employed in Juarez, Mexico as a plant manager, which was a satellite plant for the Waldoboro facility. In 1986 he was the engineering manager for the Winchester, Ky. operation in Juarez, retiring in 1993.
He was a member of the Port Saint Lucie Lodge of Elks and a member of the Stuart Baptist Church in Stuart, Fla.
He was predeceased by his sister, Merleen Morang on March 29.
He is survived by his wife, Gail E. Jameson of Brunswick; sons, Bently Jameson and wife Rose of Perry, Fla., and Randal Jameson and wife Theresa of Woolwich; grandchildren, Meghan Foster and husband Kevin of Cumberland, Brett Jameson and wife Leslie of Las Vegas, Nev., and Kristen Jameson of Dalton, N.H.; great-grandchildren, Adria Foster, Rylie Jameson, and Owen Jameson; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service 2 p.m., Thurs., May 16 at Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High St., Bath. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Bath. A gathering of family and friends will follow at The Taste of Maine, Rt. 1, Woolwich.
Condolences may be made online at www.Daiglefuneralhome.com.
