Roy E. Keagy, Jr., 80, of Valdese, N.C., (formerly of Columbia, Pennsylvania) passed away unexpectedly on March 14, 2024, at UNC Health Blue Ridge Hospital in Morganton, NC.

Mr. Keagy was born June 30, 1943, in Columbia, Pa., the son of the late Roy E. Keagy Sr. and Mary Ann Goldsborough. He graduated from Hempfield High School in Landisville, Pa.  Roy lived and worked as an electrician, plumber, and carpenter for fifteen years in West Palm Beach, Florida. He returned to Pennsylvania and was employed at Home Depot in Lancaster.  In his twelve years there he made many friends. When he moved to NC in 2018, he was employed at Walmart in Hickory where he thoroughly enjoyed his position.

Roy’s great joy in life was serving seventeen years as a volunteer firefighter with the Washington Boro District (now Blue Rock Rescue, Station #907).  He was an avid collector of model trains, an area in which he held expertise. Roy enjoyed Freedom High School Patriot basketball teams, in Morganton, NC and he rarely missed a game.

Survivors are his sister, Peggy Lee Keagy Watford of Thomasville, a brother Larry Keagy of Valdese, a brother-in-law Fred Epeley of Valdese, two nieces and one great-niece, as well as numerous cousins and friends from Pennsylvania, Florida, and North Carolina.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Blue Rock Fire Rescue, Station # 907, 11 Charlestown Road, Washington Boro, Pennsylvania 17582.

On his birthday, June 30th, 2024, a private Celebration of Life will be held for him by his family on the Blue Ridge Parkway, not far from his home in Valdese, NC.