John Austin Keaton Obituary
We bid farewell to John Austin Keaton (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), whose journey of life gracefully concluded on September 22, 2024 at the age of 90. John Austin touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid John Austin farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For John Austin is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his mother Alma Mae Overman Keaton; and his sister Miriam Elaine Simmons. He is survived by: his wife Lillian Smithson Keaton; his children, Terence Austin (Terry), Brenda Keaton Epps (James) of Wake Forest, NC, John David Keaton (Adie) of Adelaide, AU and Paula Yvonne Aker (Don) of Holly Springs, NC; his brother Ralph Michael Keaton (Bud); and also John Henry Keaton. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
