Mr. Leslie McKee Obituary (1926

Leslie McKee, 84, passed away, on October 29, 2011 at the North MS Medical Center-West Point. Carl Leslie McKee was born December 1, 1926 in West Point, to the late Edna Edwards and Robert McKee. He was retired from General Motors working in finance with GMAC for 40 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church in West Point. Mr. McKee was also a member of the West Point Lions Club, Past President of Memphis Rose Club, Member of Dixie Rose Club, and the Memphis Geological Society. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army having served during WW II. He was married Nellie Proctor McKee, who preceded him in death May 29, 2003. Funeral services will be Friday, November 4, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Dale Funderburg officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery in West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include two daughters, Susan McKee Skinner (Kevin), Pamela Gene Taylor all of Memphis, TN; one son, David Allen of Gulfport, MS, Step- daughters Evelyn Cameron of Birmingham, AL, and Claire Garrett of Heflin, LA; four grandchildren; Heather Skinner, Patricia Skinner, Austin Skinner and Sidney Taylor. Four Step-grandchildren Leslie Cox, Angela Williams, Michael Garrett and Jennifer Wood. Those preceding him in death were his daughter, Barbara Allen,and his brother Kelly McKee. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Edwards, Billy Joe Ayres, Cliff Stafford, Dale Stafford, Michael Cox, Duke Lippincott, Mike Garrett, Michael Garrett. Honorary Pallbearers will be Bob Ganss, Pat Hudspeth, Joe Pollard, Members of the MSU "M" Club. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P. O. Box 794, West Point, MS 39773. Visitation will be Thursday, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Calvert Funeral Home