A memorial Service will be held on Friday, Aug. 2, at 1
p.m. at La Chapelle de Martin & Castille for George W. Keller Jr., 78, who passed away peacefully at his home in Texas with family at his side. The family requests that visitation be observed in Martin & Castille’s DOWNTOWN location on
Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, from 10 a.m. until time of services.
Pastor Randy Dugas, Pastor at Our Saviors Church, will officiate the service. Inurnment will be held for the family at the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church Mausoleum in Grand
Coteau.
George was born on Feb. 20, 1941, in San Diego, Calif. He grew up in Lake Charles and studied Engineering at McNeese State University. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and held numerous positions involving aircraft maintenance,
retiring at the rank of MSgt in the early 1980s. He also served in the Vietnam Conflict and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. After retiring from the military, he spent the next 30+ years working in the oilfield business. George loved music, the
Dallas Cowboys, dancing and listening to music at VFW halls, being part of a band as the drummer, collecting and restoring Chevy Courvairs, building HAM radios and coaching his children in baseball. He was a man who could fix anything and was often
working on something for someone. He enjoyed working on projects and enjoyed adding his personal improvements into everything he touched. He had a brilliant mind and was forever inquisitive.
Survivors include his four children, Brenda
Keller Kovach, Susan Keller Bush and her husband Edward, James Keller and his wife Stephanie, and Beth Keller Mount and her husband Todd. He is survived by his siblings, Joy East and her husband Leland, Gwen LeBleu and her husband Ronald and John
Keller and his wife Evelyn. George has twelve grandchildren, Jacqueline Hettich, Marguerite Bennett, James Keller, Alexander Plattsmier, Chelsea Keller, Zachary Keller, Meghan Bush, Emma Bush, Brianna Stringfellow, Matthew Bush, Adrienne Kovach and
Brandon Stringfellow; and five great-grandchildren, Mayleigh Bennett, Ezekiel Bennett, Avery Plattsmier, Mary Elizabeth Savoie and Sieger Stone Bennett; as well as many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, George W.
Keller Sr. and Maybelle Keller; and the mother of his children, Mary Elizabeth Keller.
The family would like to extend their heartfelt appreciation to the staff of Affinity Hospice of Lufkin, Texas, especially Margaret Mahoney and Savanna
Nelson.
Martin & Castille-DOWNTOWN-330 St. Landry St., Lafayette, LA 70506, 337-234-2311.