The family will have a Private Memorial Service.
He is survived by his sons, Clifton E. Keyes Jr., Vanceboro and Kenneth Keyes, New Bern; six sisters, Carolyn Ward, New Bern, Renee Stanley, Illinois, Angelia Reeves, Pamela Oates, Valerie Simmons, Patrice Newby all of New Bern; two grandchildren, Sean Keyes and Sophia Keyes.