John Edward Keller, 76, of Fort Payne, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at DeKalb Regional Medical Center. He was born December 6, 1945 to the late Edward Herman Keller and Margaret Rose Tebbe Keller. Mr. Keller served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Locally, he founded the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day and served as past commander of the VFW.
A memorial mass will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 26th at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church with visitation and rosary service beginning at 10 a.m.
He is survived by his children Loretta Shaw, Joy Keller, and John Michael Fitzgerald Keller; grandchildren Victoria Margaret Rose Keller-Settin, James Anthony Taylor, and Jerry Austin Shaw II; brother William Michael Keller; sister Dorothy Hobbs Surface; and fur baby Peggy Sue Keller.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Lee Bagwell Keller in July 2021.
Wilson Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements
