Priscilla "Jean" Keating
October 26, 1940 ~ November 30, 2020
Born in:
Austinville, VA
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Priscilla “Jean” Dunford Keating, 80, returned to her heavenly home on Monday, November 30, 2020, at 7:45 a.m. in Asheville, NC.
Jean was born to the late Fred Baker Dunford & Ruby Graham Dunford of Draper, VA on October 26, 1940, in Austinville, VA.
From an early age, Jean was immersed in the Christian Community which was her lifelong support. Her devotion to her family and firm belief in God ultimately gave her peace. Jean’s Christian faith was central to her life and she often encouraged others with God’s love.
She was a graduate of old Dublin High School in Dublin, VA, and Bluefield College in Bluefield, VA, and a retiree of The Department of Internal Affairs in Washington, D.C.
Jean was blessed with a large and loving family. She was preceded in death by her sister, Donna Dunford; son, Sean Keating; father and mother, Fred & Ruby Dunford; brother, Frederick Gerald Dunford; nephew, Chuck Owens; and niece, Farron Chinault Lowry.
She is survived by her sisters, Rebecca Dale Dunford Chinault Myers, of Roanoke, VA, and Judy Dunford, of Bakersfield, CA; niece and husband, Jennifer & Michael Foutz; nephew & wife Randy & Billie Chinault; nephew, Tony Dunford; nephew & wife, Carmen & Melinda Dunford; nephew, Steve Dunford; great-nieces, Mariah Lowry & Olivia Darnell; great-nephews, Cooper Chinault & Cole Chinault; sister-in-law and best friend, Nancy Dunford. Special friend & nurse, Tanya of Brookdale Asheville Overlook; lifelong pen pal, June Hall; Anna, Irina, Natalie, Bogdan, Vlad, Sasha, Svitlana and the rest of the Korolchuk family of Asheville, NC.
Jean’s wishes were to be laid to rest next to her son Sean Keating at the Washington National Cemetery where a private interment was held on Monday, December 7th.
A celebration of life ceremony will be held for family and friends in the coming months.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to: The Arc Prince George’s County in memory of Sean Keating, 1401 McCormick Drive, Largo, MD
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Funeral Home Assisting The Family:
Groce Funeral Home - Patton Ave.
1401 Patton Ave.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828)252-3535
http://www.grocefuneralhome.com
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My Heartful Sympathy & Love to her Family & Friends! She was a Lovely & Kind Lady ,always Praying for Others ! She will be Greatly Missed !!
Thankyou so much for the beautiful thoughts given for my precious sister Jeanne. She is so special to me having her for a sister and also a second mother. My dear Mom being an artist, musician and numberous othe gifts did not have a lot of time for the children so Jean was our second Mother, and what a wonderful sister and second mother . I will see her soon and praise and thank God for her and thank the Keatings for loving her!! Rebecca Dale Dunford Myers
Judy,
I am so sorry for your sister’s passing. What a beautiful lady she was. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Marion- Thank you so much for your kind thoughtful words God bless you! – Judy
We continue to like and love Jean. She was a very good and beautiful person. We miss her and felt she had a difficult time, that were not her fault, especially in the past few years. Our love and prayers for her go out to Jeanie’s friends and family. We made a donation in Jean and Sean’s name to the Arc of Prince George’s County, Maryland. We are glad she was interned with her son. Love, Bruce and Carla Keating, Cheyenne, WY.
Love and prayers to Jean’s family upon her passing away. She was the best friend of my wife Mary Williammee Tropea, (deceased 2017) and one of her first roomates after moving from Pennsylvania to DC to work in the 1960’s. Mary loved Jean like a sister, chose her as her matron of honor in our wedding and our third daughter was given the middle name Jean in honor of dear Jean. I was sad to hear of her passing but know because of her strong faith in Jesus, Jean is not gone only gone ahead to be with her Lord and His saints!