Florence Anita (Willsie) McKee

McKee, Florence Anita (Willsie), went to be with her Lord on April 20, 2005. She was born January 3, 1911 to Benjamin Franklin Willsie and Minnie Apple at Shambaugh, Iowa. She graduated from Clarinda, Iowa high school in 1928. She attended Maryville State Teachers College in Maryville, MO and taught school for a number of years at Braddyville, Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa and Andover, Kansas. During this time she attended Wichita State University and attained her degree in teaching and went on to teach elementary children at Irving grade school in Wichita, Kansas where she later retired. She taught many children how to read. She married Charles Leroy McKee on July 7, 1934. He predeceased her in death as well as her oldest son, Dr. Weldon L. McKee of Roseville, CA and two brothers and two sisters. She is survived by her son and his wife Richard W. Marilyn McKee of Wichita, Kansas, daughter-in-law, Carol McKee of Roseville, CA and 7 grandchildren; David McKee, Mark McKee, Charles McKee, Christopher McKee, Julia McKee, Karen Beck, and Mary Carmichael. She also has 9 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Silver Link Class at College Hill United Methodist Church for over 65 years. Memorials may be sent to the College Hill United Methodist Church at 2930 E. First Street, Wichita, Kansas 67214. Visitation will be at Walker-Merrick Funeral Home in Clarinda, Iowa on Monday evening April 25 followed by funeral services at 10:30, Tuesday, April 26, 2005. There will be a luncheon at the Shambaugh United Methodist Church following the interment at the Clarinda, Iowa cemetery. Local arrangements by Downing Lahey Mortuary East. Visitation, Monday, April 25 at Walker-Merrick Funeral Home, Clarinda, IA