James E. McKeever, 62, of Bethlehem, died Friday, May 19, in Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg.  He was the husband of Linda (Wright) McKeever.  They celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary on February 15.

Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Edward J. and Margaret M. (Grube) McKeever.

Jim was employed by Mail-Well Envelope Co. for 27 years.  He worked as a machinist, forklift operator and last as a security officer at Allied Universal.

Survivors: Wife, Linda; son, Mark and his girlfriend Jena Williams; brother-in-law, Gary Smullin; nephews, Scott and Steven Smullin; niece, Stacey Bigert; and cousin, Martha Sue Matthews.  He was predeceased by a sister Ruth Ann Smullin in 1993 and a brother, Patrick in 2001.

Services: A memorial service will be held at noon on Friday, May 26, in the Pearson Funeral Home, 1901 Linden Street, Bethlehem.  Family and friends may call Friday from 11 a.m. until service time at noon.

Contributions: May be sent to the Pearson Funeral Home to help defray funeral expenses.

Online condolences may be sent to www.pearsonfh.com.