William Douglas Key

AIKEN, S.C. – Funeral services for Mr. William D. Key, age 63, of 664 Washington Circle will be held 3 PM Wednesday, July 2, 2014 (Viewing 2 PM – 3PM) at Second Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Jessamine Memorial Gardens.
William was born Tuesday, May 1, 1951 in Aiken South Carolina to John Otis and Rosa Lee Key. He was baptized in Second Baptist Church in 1961 at the age of 10. He remained an active member until moving to Los Angeles, California in 1973 where he was employed by ABC Television Studios. He joined the military for a short while and was honorably discharged from the United States Army in 1976. He eventually settled in Denver, Colorado where he worked in the Restaurant and Hospitality industry for many years and remained there until his return to Aiken in 2002. For the past several years he enjoyed providing gardening and lawn care services in his local community.
William was preceded in death by his father on February 10, 1974 but leaves to cherish his memory: his mother, Rev. Rosa L. Jordan, Aiken, SC; one brother, Otis Key (Bonnie) of Denver, Colorado, one sister Odessa K. Chavous (Barney) Aiken, SC and one step-brother, Daniel Jordan, Hawthorne, CA; three aunts and three uncles: Lillie Mae Key Jones, Johnston, SC; , Sam Key (Janie) Edgefield, SC, Willie Haywood Key, Edgefield, SC, and Otis Key (Thelma), Johnston, SC; three nieces: Myra Elaine Key, Memphis, TN, Jasmine Barne’ Chavous Sims (Isaac) of San Antonio, TX, and Nikeya Monique Chavous, Aiken, SC; two nephews, Shedric DeMarcus Chavous, Columbia, SC, and Barney Amon Chavous, Aiken, SC.
Friends may call the residence @ 803 644-5381 or JACKSON-BROOKS FUNERAL HOME, 126 FAIRFIELD ST, SE, AIKEN, SC 29801 @ 803 649 6123 beginning 3 PM Tuesday.