Kent E Keller, Jr.

August 28, 1955 – February 7, 2026

Kent was born in Southern Illinois in Anna, Illinois. He moved to Florida to work on EPCOT, married and moved back home briefly. His only daughter was born and they moved back to Florida. Kent worked as a carpenter into 2000’s. Kent remarried, and is survived by his wife of 30 years, Anne Keller. Kent & Anne started a ranch/ farm and have a modest cattle herd in Tavares, FL.

Kent was happiest when riding on a tractor. The day before his massive stroke, Kent was moving cattle.  He passed in Leesburg, Fl.

He is survived by his brother, Mark Keller from Dongola, Ill, his three children, niece Shae & Derek, their two children Jaxon & Ryan; nephew Travis and nephew Timothy & Meagan and their two children Harlyn and Garner.

And Martha & Chuck Harvel of Tamms,Ill. His nephews Scott Harvel & Heidi; Sam & Bethany Harvel and their eight children Hadassah, Zipporah, Havilah, Naphtali, Berechiah, Zemirah, Jedidah, and Talitha. His youngest sister, Kelly Miller and her two children, Meagan and Jason, also from Anna, Ill.

Kent’s daughter, Ashley & Kelly Batsch and her two daughters, Lacey and Colbie, and Kent’s stepdaughter, Sarah Robertson Mullener, her husband, William and Sarah’s three children, Abigail, Ethan and Persephone. Also Cousin Susan Keller from California, and David Schlenker, Illinois. Kent’s parents came from large families, his mother had six siblings, but his father had fourteen siblings. So there are a plethora of cousins.

Kent was preceded in death by his parents, Kent E. Keller, Sr and Shirley Jean Keller, and brother Randall Keller. 

 Kent was cremated and cared for by Science Care. Kent’s ashes are to be shipped to his sister, Martha, in Illinois. Kent’s final resting place is to be on their father’s plot at the American Legion.

His service will be February 21, 2026 at 5pm at the Fruitland Park Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses at 502 Urick Street, Fruitland Park, FL. The service will also be broadcast via Zoom.

There are 84 photos including the ones in this remembrance, that will be shown at his memorial and on Zoom.

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