Robert Keys Obituary

Mr. Robert "Ray" Keys

September 13, 1943 -

April 11, 2025

LIMESTONE - Mr. Robert "Ray" Keys, age 81, Limestone, passed away Friday, April 11, 2025, at his residence.

Mr. Keys was born September 13, 1943, in Washington County, Tennessee, to the late Niles Lewis & Anna Mary Bales Keys. He was also preceded in death by sisters, Wilma Barnes, Marilyn Robert, Jo Rita Thompson, and Nancy Luster, and a brother, Niles Lewis Keys.

He was a member of Cherry Hill Free Will Baptist Church, where he served as Deacon and Sunday School Superintendent.

Mr. Keys worked at his father's sawmill starting at the age of thirteen, worked at Magnavox in Greeneville and was a Mechanic at the Washington County Department of Education School Bus Garage.

Survivors include his wife, Janice Eastepp Keys, Limestone; sister, Linda Keys Fann, Limestone; a host of nephews and nieces; and a special sister-in-law, Iva Nell Keys, Church Hill.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Michael Snyder, State of Franklin Healthcare Associates, and Amedisys Hospice of Elizabethton, for their wonderful care.

Funeral services will be conducted 4:00 PM, Sunday, April 13, 2025, at Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home with Pastor David Anderson officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00-4:00 PM on Sunday prior to the service. Graveside services will follow at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery.

The Pallbearers will be Jimmy Rector, Frank Gillenwater, Lynn Roberts, David Ottinger, Richard Harrison, Steve Street, and Matthew Baines. The honorary pallbearer will be Mark Shelton.

Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.dillow-taylor.com

Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Jonesborough, TN 753-3821