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Keith Vance Funk

73 years old · died July 8, 2015 · Rappahannock-Shenandoah-Warren Regional Jail, Virginia

Keith Vance Funk, 73, of Strasburg, was held at the Rappahannock-Shenandoah-Warren Regional Jail in Virginia in pretrial custody when he became ill in his cell on July 8, 2015. He told security staff he was not feeling well, and about an hour later he was pronounced dead at Warren Memorial Hospital. Jail Superintendent William T. Wilson said the death appeared to be natural, but the state Office of the Medical Examiner had not yet determined the cause. A mortality review board and an internal review were announced to examine the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Jail Superintendent William T. Wilson said the death appeared natural, while the state Office of the Medical Examiner had not yet determined the cause.

Reported by: RSW Regional Jail Superintendent William T. Wilson (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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