James Jarvey Keen

January 15, 1945 - December 11, 2021

James Jarvey “Uncle” Keen, age 76, of Cedar Bluff, Virginia, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021 at his home. He was born on Pea Patch and was the son of the late James “Jim” Keen and Rosetta Underwood Keen. He had made his home in the area most of his life and was a former carpenter for Johnston Carpenters in Roanoke, Virginia. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five sisters, Gracie Boggs, Bessie Mullins, Betty Jane Jones, Carmia Horn, and Edna Horn; and three brothers, Robert, Creed, and Bobby Keen. Survivors are: Special Nieces: Tammy White and husband, Jeffrey of Jewell Ridge, Virginia Tonya Blankenship and husband, Joe of Cedar Bluff, Virginia Great Niece: Madison Blankenship Great Nephew: Brandon White and wife, Kim Great-Great Niece and Nephew: Gracie Mae White and Justin Scott White Sisters: Gladys Church of Bandy, Virginia Mary Adams of Raysal, West Virginia Brother: Harvey Keen and wife, Judy of New Castle, Virginia Several other nieces and nephews also survive. Special thanks to: Legacy Hospice, Emily Horn, Rosa Rose, Connie Cox, and Bill Blankenship. Funeral services for James J. Keen will be conducted Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 11am at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Virginia with the Rev. Bobby Laney and Rev. Carl Blankenship officiating. Interment will follow at the Gilbert Day Family Cemetery on Pea Patch near Jewell Ridge, Virginia. Relatives and friends will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call from 10am until 11am prior to the funeral on Wednesday. The family asks that you please refrain from wearing strong perfumes or colognes to the service. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia oversees arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com