Gilbert Eaton

KALONA ? Gilbert Lee Eaton, 41, of St. Charles, Missouri, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in St. Charles.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona with the Rev. Floyd Yutzy officiating. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time, Saturday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for Annie?s Hope: St. Louis Bereavement Center for Young People. The Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Eaton was born May 30, 1975, in Washington, the son of Gilbert Gene Eaton and Kathy (Allen) Keifer. He married Virginia Silva on Jan. 30, 2009, in Littleton, Colorado.

He graduated from Mid-Prairie High School in 1993 and continued his education at Kirkwood Community College to become a software developer. He lived most of his adult life in the Denver, Colorado, area, and recently moved to St. Charles, Missouri. He enjoyed being outdoors ? camping, canoeing, motocross, and bike riding. He was an adventure seeker and lived life to the fullest. He was known to be smart, kind, and unique, and was admired and looked up to by many.

Surviving are his wife, Virginia, of St. Charles, Missouri; one son, Nathaniel Eaton of St. Charles, Missouri; his parents, Kathy Keifer of Richmond, and Gilbert Gene Eaton of Conifer, Colorado; one grandfather, L.B. Eaton of Iowa City; one sister, Joanna Easton and husband Chad of North Liberty; one stepsister, Joy Gardner of Bowling Green, Kentucky; three nieces; and two nephews.

He was preceded in death by his grandmothers, Ruth Allen, and Luetta Eaton; one grandfather, Lee Allen; and one aunt.