Margaret Jeanette Keaton

Margaret Jeanette Keaton obituary, Waycross, GA

Margaret Jeanette Keaton

Margaret Keaton Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Music Funeral Home - Waycross on Nov. 4, 2025.

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Mrs. Margaret Jeanette Keaton, 86, passed away Sunday (November 2, 2025) at Baptist Village Retirement Communities.
She was born in Waycross, Georgia to the late Rudolph Keaton and Quincy Edwards Keaton. Mrs. Keaton attended high-school at Emmanuel Arts in Los Angeles, California. She was employed by the Baptist Village as a CNA. Mrs. Keaton was straight forward and fun-loving; she enjoyed traveling and listening to music.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Lamar Keaton; siblings, Rudolph Keaton, Jr, and Edith Johnson.
Survivors include her five children, Joseph Anthony Keaton (Delores), Andre Ricardo Keaton, Reginald Keaton (Irene G. Keaton), Corey Keaton (Kimesha) and Derick Keaton (Melissa); sisters, Sandra Elbert, Donna Renee Keaton and Charlene Keith; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; a host of nieces and nephews and friends.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
Memorial will be by cremation.
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