Jon Michael Keys

He was born in Denver, Colorado and was the youngest of four boys. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy aboard 3 aircraft carriers, the USS Antietam, the USS Lake Champlain, and the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. After his discharge from the U.S. Navy he worked for Boeing at NASA where he worked on all of the Apollo rockets. He received the NASA Service Award, the highest level of achievement for a civilian worker.

Jon met and married Edith Sweeney while working in Florida. He then went on to attend and graduate from the University of LaVerne in California. They then moved to Louisiana to be closer to family. Jon worked for many years in the petrochemical industry as an Instrumentation Tech until his retirement in 2001. He loved buying and collecting antiques, going to garage and estate sales, auctions, and flea markets which led to him opening Americana Antiques in Sulphur. He was a member of Maplewood First Baptist Church where he sang in the Senior church choir. Over the years, Jon coached a variety of sports with Sulphur Parks and Recreation.

Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Edith Sweeney Keys of Carlyss; his sons, Sean Keys of Sulphur and Gregory Keys and wife, Amanda of Carlyss; seven grandchildren, Rhien, Matt, Austin, Ian, Hampton, Ryne, and Kyler. He is preceded in death by his daughters, Robyn Keys Pounds and Penny Keys Williams; his parents, Carlos Ray Keys and Margaret "Babe" Keys; and his brothers, Don "Denny" Keys, Robert "Bob" Keys, and Paul Patrick "Pat" Keys.

A Celebration of Jon's Life will be announced at a later date. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home.