Keo Antoin Carr

Keo Antoin Carr started his journey on July 6, 1973. Born to his loving parents Chester and Vanessa Carr on England AFB in Louisiana, Keo loved a challenge from the start. There were complications during his delivery that caused the doctors to use special tools to deliver him, but Keo was a fighter and prevailed. He was a smart child. People would see the scar on his head and form opinions of him, but that never stopped him from knowing his own worth. Keo loved music! He found solace and peace in listening to all genres of music. He especially enjoyed ol' school and gospel music. He accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior early in his life! He was a member of The Church at Fairfield for years. Keo also enjoyed learning and trying new things. Education was important to him. After graduating from Fairfield High School in 1991, he enrolled at Miles College also in Fairfield, Alabama. The prior complications from his delivery eventually caused him to lose his eyesight. You think that would have stopped him, but NO, it did not! Keo was determined to keep learning therefore, he learned to read braille. He had a spirit of service. He helped his mom faithfully until she passed on February 26, 2013. That was very hard on him because she was his rock and he was hers. After months of living alone and taking care of himself, he couldn't take just sitting around anymore. Through a service he researched for the visibly impaired, he learned of a company in Wichita, Kansas that employed blind and visually impaired people. We (family members) were not sure that would be a good move. He would be hundreds of miles away from us, knowing no one. But, Keo wanted to be his own man! Starting on Oct. 26, 2015, he was a faithful employee at Envision Inc Headquarters, a nonprofit organization, until Nov. 29, 2023. Keo stood out as an outstanding employee. The company supplied free transportation to and from work. But Keo told them, "That's ok. I can walk". And he walked every workday, no matter what the weather. He was his own man! In 2023, He developed a medical issue which we now know as the beginning of frontotemporal dementia. It caused him to forget small things like what days to be at work or when to pay a bill. This problem led to him to be dismissed as an employee at the company and losing his apartment. When we couldn't locate him, a dear friend of his, Mitzi Singleton, searched daily for him until she finally found him in a homeless shelter. Thankfully, we were able to bring him back to Birmingham. From there, his Aunt Pearl, Lillian Williams, took him in with the help of his farther, Chester Carr, who unfortunately passed on June 27, 2024. We are so blessed that we got to spend these last precious 21 months with Keo. His infectious smile will live with us forever. Keo was proceeded in death by his mother, Vanessa Carr and father, Chester Carr. Left to cherish his memories are, his brothers Chester L. Carr and Deaundre Jackson, sister, Latoya Carr, and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

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Keo Antoin Carr

July 6, 1973 - December 8, 2025