J. Earl “Duke” Keys, 81, of Quarryville passed away Friday, May 7, 2021 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. He was the husband of the loving and devoted wife of Deborah Myers Keys with whom he shared 36 treasured years. Born in Oxford, he was the son of the late William and Lona Miller Keys. He was a member of the Nottingham Missionary Baptist Church. Earl was self-employed as a truck driver for J. Earl Keys Trucking. He enjoyed dirt racing with his sons, Jim and Ron and his best friends, Dean Price and Ed Kirk. He also enjoyed Harley Davidson motorcycles, RVing, NASCAR, and driving his Corvette. He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Jamie Keys of Manhattan, NY and Tracy Forino (Jason) of Quarryville; two sons, Jim Keys (Helen) of Oxford and Ron Keys (Karen) of Perryville, MD; nine grandchildren, Brian Keys (Sherry), Brittany Keys, Jimmy Keys III, Jordyn Keys, Erika Hassel, Mikayla McCamant, Ian McCamant, Matthew Forino and Gabrielle Forino; three great-grandchildren, Roni Keys, Jaci Keys and Carly Jean; one brother, Charles “Bill” Keys of Nottingham; and one sister, Patricia Temple (Eddie) of Oxford. He was preceded in death by nine siblings, Zola, Ruth, Villa, Tressie, Helen “Pinky”, Opal, Dot, Joe, and Vernon “Bus”.
Friends and family may visit Tuesday, May 11, 2021 from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., 86 Pine St., Oxford, PA 19363. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 11:30 am at the Nottingham Missionary Baptist Church, 303 W. Christine Rd., Nottingham, PA 19362, where friends and family may visit from 10 am to 11:30 am. A live stream video of the service will be made available on the tribute wall. Interment will be in Nottingham Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. Oxford, PA. On-line condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com. Comments are closed.
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