Grover Counsel Keen, 86, of Brunswick, passed away Sunday, November 12, 2023, at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 1:00 pm, at Bay Harbour Church of God with Pastor John Harris officiating  Burial will follow in Palmetto Cemetery. with Josh Keen, Chris Keen, Benjamin Tyre, Austin Rhodes, Matthew Keen, Rylen Smith, and Mason Gill serving as active pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers will be Tim Overby, Travis Cristobal, Kaden Keen, Noah Smith,  Ryder Moore, Tonnie Shadron, Gary Shadron, David Shadron, Ovid Keen, Ricky Keen, Matthew Keen, Dr. Russell Snyder, and Rev. Ricky Harris.  The family will be receiving friends at Bay Harbour Church of God from 12:00pm until service time.

Grover was born January 1,1937, in Glenwood, GA, to Hardy Layton Keen and Mattie Lockhart Keen.  He moved to Brunswick at the age of nine, and continued to live in Brunswick for the rest of his life.  He attended Glynn Academy and served with the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict, was a retired conductor with Southern Railway Railroad, and was a member of Bay Harbour Church of God.

Survivors include his children, Clint Keen (Leeann), of Waverly, Patty Overby (Tim), and Lisa Tyre, all of Brunswick, and Wendell Keen of Nahunta, grandchildren, Ashley Smith (Mike), Amanda Keen, Josh Keen, Chris Keen, Robyn Gill, Benjamin Tyre (Shelbie), Jessica Tyre, and Brittany Rhodes (Austin), numerous great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Freddie Lou Partin Keen, a grandson, Scott Matthew Overby, and siblings, Mary Lockhart, Cecil Keen, Howard Keen, Ovid Keen, and Essie Shadron.