Keith Dobkins

December 22, 1953 - October 2, 2011

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- Keith Dobkins, a retired musician, died peacefully at home Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, after a long illness.        Service: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Presbyterian Church, 4517 Rufe Snow Drive. The Rev. L. Walker Westerlage will officiate. Private interment: Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville. Friends may call 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lucas Funeral Home.        Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to North East Emergency Distribution (N.E.E.D.), 5028 Broadway, Haltom City, Texas 76117; or The Humane Society of North Texas, 1840 E. Lancaster, Fort Worth 76103.        Keith was born Dec. 22, 1953, in Ardmore, Okla., the son of Harold and Treba Dobkins. He and his family moved to North Richland Hills in 1965.        Keith was preceded in death by his father, Harold Dobkins of North Richland Hills.        Survivors: His mother, Treba Dobkins; brother, Steve Dobkins; aunt and uncle, Oleta and Freddy Schmitz of Gainesville; uncle, Charles Dobkins of Dallas; cousins, Buster and Marcy Bezner and Mike and Marcia Schmitz of Gainesville, Bob and Leslie Carter of Plano, Norman and Dinah Bleau of Irving; many friends.