James Alfred Keen Jr.

James Alfred Keen Jr., 73, husband of Brenda Kay Keen and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, March 14, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Lafayette, TN, he was the son of the late James A. Keen Sr. and the late Eula Lee Crowder Keen. He was retired from the U. S. Army and a member of the VFW and Exmore Moose Lodge #683. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children, Carol Stoopes, Jeff Keen, and Monica Keen; two step-children, Steve Reed of Mt. Juliette, TN, and Susie Reed of Nashville, TN; seven grandchildren including Janine, Courtney, Thomas, Seth, and Nathan; a niece, Joanne Kyce; and a nephew, Ricky Keen and his wife Betty of Fairview, TN. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of the Eastern Shore, 165 Market Street, Suite #3, Onancock, VA 23417. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com Arrangements made by Doughty Funeral Home, Exmore.