Byron Criss Keen

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Fat Boy
• Residence: 2009, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA

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Died:
Age: 27

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

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Died:
Mr. Byron Edward Keen, age 83, of Lake City, Florida passed away Saturday, Oct. 1, at his residence following an extended illness.

Mr. Keen had lived in Lake City, Florida most of his life. He was the owner operator of Keen’s Aviation & Recycling in the Bahamas for many years until ill health forced his retirement. He enjoyed being with friends, car racing, Florida Gator football, his family and grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one son, Criss Keen and his parents, Byron and Rosette Waldron Keen.

He is survived by his daughter, Suzanne (Mick) Spears of Venice, Florida; his son, Ronal D. “Ron” Keen of Lake City, Florida; four siblings, Dorothy Christie, Byronelle Witt, Voncille Hale and Wayne Keen; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren also survive.

A funeral services to honor the life of Mr. Keen will be held at 11 A. M. Friday, Oct. 7, in the Chapel of Guerry Funeral Home with Rev. Dustin Busscher officiating.

Interment will be in Scott Cemetery, Columbia County, Florida.

Visitation and gathering with the family will be from 10 to 11 A.M. Friday (One hour before services) at GUERRY FUNERAL HOME, 2659 S.W. Main Blvd., Lake City, Florida.

https://www.guerryfuneralhome.net/obituary/Edward-Keen#obituary

Byron married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Byron married Rosette Waldron on 8 Jan 1938 in Hamilton, Florida, USA. Rosette (daughter of Guilford H Waldron and Viola Crews) was born on 22 Feb 1916 in Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 7 May 2015 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Scott Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Rosette Keen
• Name: Rosette King

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Died:
Rosette Waldron Keen, 99, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening May 7, 2015 at the Health Center of Lake City after an extended illness.

She was born in Columbia County on February 22, 1916 to the late Gilford Waldron and Viola Crews Waldron. She has been a lifelong resident of Lake City and was a homemaker. She loved to cook and go fishing; she was also known to always have an open home to anyone. She was a member of Christ Central Ministries here in Lake City. She is preceded in death by her loving husband: Byron Keen and a grandson: Criss Keen.

She is survived by her sons: Edward Keen; Wayne (Sandra) Keen, and Shelton Keen all of Lake City; daughters: Dorothy Christie, Byronelle Witt and Voncile (Morrison) Hale all of Lake City; sister: Jewel Silcox of Jacksonville; fourteen grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services for Mrs. Keen will be conducted on Wednesday May 13, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at Christ Central Ministries Church with Pastor Lonnie Johns officiating. Visitation with the family will be held Tuesday evening from 5P.M. until 7P.M. at Christ Central Ministries Church. Interment will follow at Scott Cemetery. Dees-Parrish Family Funeral Home in Lake City is in charge of all arrangements. 458 South Marion Avenue Lake City, FL. 32025. Please sign online guest book at
parrishfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Published by Lake City Reporter on May 12, 2015.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lakecityreporter/name/rosette-keen-obituary?id=16145911

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• Residence: 1900, Columbia, Florida, USA; Precinct 2
• Residence: 1910, Benton, Columbia, Florida, USA

Guilford married Viola Crews on 7 May 1915 in Columbia, Florida, USA. Viola was born on 6 Apr 1895; was buried in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]