CHARLES E. KEENE
Aug. 13, 1950-July 18, 2018
Charles Edsel Keene, 67, known to some as "Bud," passed away early Wednesday, July 18, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Mr. Keene, a retired truck driver, was a resident of Summerlin's Crossroads community near Mount Olive.
He was the son of the late Lathan Edsel Keene and Mary Ellen Myers Keene.
Funeral will be Friday, July 20, at 11 a.m. at Rooty Branch Free Will Baptist Church, officiated by the Rev. Mickey Whitfield, with burial following in Goodman Family Cemetery located beside the church.
The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of the church immediately after the committal service and at other times, at the home.
In lieu of flowers, it is the wishes of the family any memorial gifts be made to the Keene Grandchildren's Educational Fund.
Mr. Keene is survived by his wife, Joanne Green Keene, of the home; a son, Charles Franklin Keene and wife, Kelly, of Hope Mills; a daughter, Leslie Keene Gregory and husband, Donald, of Mount Olive; six beloved grandchildren, Dylan, Raegan, Braylon, Emerson, Cohen and Elaynna; three sisters, Ellen Stokes of Mount Olive, Bonnie Jones and husband, Dexter, of Nashville, Tenn., and Wanda Blackwell and husband, Tony, of Hartsville, S.C.; three brothers, Jerry Keene and wife, Terry, of Micro, Tommy Keene and wife, Jenny, of Selma and Ronnie Keene and wife, Patsy, of Mount Olive; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are by Tyndall Funeral Home.
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Published in Obituaries on July 19, 2018 8:05 AM