Keith Sowden (15 Jul 1953 - 25 May 2023)

KEITH SOWDEN

Passed away peacefully on Thursday 25th May 2023, aged 69 years.
A much loved Father, Grandfather , brother and Friend to many.
For those who were distant from Keith / dads life or not know much of his life in his younger years .
Keith was born in Hillingdon hospital and being one of five children for Donald and Beatrice , Keith being the eldest .
Keith enjoyed visiting his grandparents in Plymouth in the school holidays and was very close to them.
Keith enrolled in the Royal Navy when leaving school , as Keith would say “ the best years of his life” he loved seeing different places and being proud to be serving in the Royal Navy .
Keith had 5 children who he had a hand in raising from two of his marriages and having 2 children of his own with his late wife Maggie.
When married to Maggie with a house of 6 children , he loved it!
We had always had holidays to Cornwall and going places as a family which dad loved.
In 2002 sadly our mum , Keith’s wife Maggie unfortunately passed away which was devastating for all and he never come to terms of loosing Maggie .
8 years ago Keith’s health unfortunately started to decline due to kidney failure among other illnesses.
Keith’s time in hospital was a tiring time for him and was reluctant for his life to sadly end , as always he put up a good fight and for one am incredibly proud of him for doing.

For me as his eldest daughter, I have so many fond memories with dad but my upmost is when I had my first born Jamie-Leigh and he come into the hospital all dressed up and I had questioned dad about why he was so smartly dressed as he was walking into the hospital room and his reply “ it is my first born biological grandchild “ with the biggest grin as he picked her up and started to talk to her , my heart felt so much warmth and love .

Life will not be the same without him.

Private Funeral Service.

The Family's wishes are for any charitable donations to go to 'FODHKU' (Friends of Derriford Hospital Kidney Unit). Their main aim is to provide support, resources and an engaging community for our Kidney Patients and their Carers. For more information about what they do, please visit their website via the link at the top right of this page.

Cheques can be made payable to the charity and sent to the Funeral Directors, as well as any cash donations, to G F Gubbin Funeral Directors, Penlaurel, Langdon, Launceston, PL15 8NL. These will be passed on to the charity on the families behalf.
With each donation the family ask for your memory of Keith by writing on the funeral guide or a letter sent to GF Gubbin .