Mr. Derrick Keyes

KEYES, Mr. Derrick - Age 46, passed away Friday, January 17, 2014 in Tulsa, OK. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Jackson Memorial Church Of God In Christ, 3155 W. Carpenter Rd., Mt. Morris, MI. with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Bishop H.J. Williams Host Pastor Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Mr. Keyes will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 12 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday. Mr. Derrick Keyes was born on November 1, 1967 in Flint, Michigan, the son of Allen Keyes and Barbara Sue Robinson. Derrick attended The Rock in Tulsa, OK. He graduated from Southwestern High School, where he ran track, and later coached Girls Track for many years, refereed football and served in the U.S. Navy. In the process of becoming a State Trooper he worked on Security at Hurley Medical Center and was presently working at Alutiiq Job Corps in Tulsa, OK. His hobbies were running and attending track meets. Derrick was a very unique person, kind and loving person. Mr. Keyes leaves to cherish his memory: 2 daughters, Chanay Collins and Kyia Keyes; 2 step-children, Greg Thompson and Kristopher Thomas; father, Allen Keyes, Sr.; grandmother, Mary Keyes; sister, Crystal (James) Pugh; 2 brothers, Allen Keyes, Jr. and Jamar Keyes; niece, Halei Keyes; 5 nephews, Deonte, Dominique, Bararkas, and Demetrius Keyes and Marcus Pugh; 3 aunts, Joanne Batson, Joyce Keyes and Janine Armstrong; brother-in-law, James Pugh, Jr.; A host of other uncles, cousins and friends including: mothers of his children, Damito Collins and Cassandra Keyes; special friend, Anita Webb; brothers and sisters at heart, Cianna Batson, Donielle Keyes, Darrell Batson, Ontae Johnson and B.J. Batson. Mr. Keyes was preceded in death by: mother, Barbara Robinson; brother, Bararkas Keyes, Sr.; “Meechie”; 2 sisters, Quintina and Elizabeth; grandparents; uncles; brother, Lionel. The family would like to express special thanks to Alutiiq Job Corps, Greg Thomas, Norman Hutton, Jackson Memorial COGIC and the Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home staff.

Mr. Derrick Keyes

November 1, 1967 - January 17, 2014