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Wm. Kevin Bruce, 58, of West Liberty, passed away at 8 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, at his home.
He was born in Marion on July 9, 1958, to Priscilla Deane Smith Bruce Gallogly and the late Dr. W.K. Bruce.
Kevin is survived by his two children, Wm. Kyle (Robin) Bruce of Columbus and Kendra Lee Bruce of Huntington Beach, Calif.; mother and stepfather, Priscilla (Myron) Smith Bruce Gallogly; his former wife, Shelley Inskeep; his significant other, Julie Walborn of West Liberty; stepmother, Robin Bruce of Indian Lake; sister, Andrea (Kurt) Campbell of Bakersfield, Calif., and Mesa, Ariz., and their children, Tyler and Maribeth Sublette and daughter, Layla of Scottsdale, Ariz., Christopher Barton and son, Arlo of Durango, Colo., and Kathleen Barton of Mesa, Ariz.; sister, Heather Slaughter of Pinehurst, N.C., and her children, Hannah and Kameron Westerman; brother, Brian James Bruce of Bellefontaine and his children, Christine Bruce of Sandusky, Samantha Bruce of Delaware, Andrew Bruce of Santa Rosa, Calif., and David Bruce of Indian Lake; brother, Martin (Anne) Bruce of Cincinnati and their children, Emily Bruce of Tempe, Ariz., and Caroline Bruce of Athens; stepsister, Jillian (Drew) Bruce Downey, and their children Tucker and Cooper; aunt, Carolyn Barnett of Knoxville, Tenn.; and cousin, Michelle Weins Brown of Van Leer, Tenn.
A 1976 graduate of Bellefontaine High School, Kevin attended The Ohio State University and earned his professional surveyors license, and was the owner of Lee Surveying & Mapping. He was a member of the Public Land Surveyor Organization and Liberty Hills Golf Club.
Pastor Matt Sandlin officiates a memorial service at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at the Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 321 N. Main St., Bellefontaine.
Condolences may be expressed at www.edsfh.com.