Doris Wilma Stewart McKee of Butler passed away peacefully Tuesday morning at her home.
She was born on April 28, 1924, at home in Port Vue. She was the oldest daughter of John Stewart and Sara Pry.
She grew up in McKeesport and attended McKeesport High School. Wilma had three college scholarship offers, but turned them down for a job at Bell Telephone to help support her family.
Wilma was 24 years old when she married Robert E. McKee. Bob and Wilma met at the First United Presbyterian Church in McKeesport. Theirs is a love that stood the test of time. They dated for four years, then were married for 66 years.
Wilma's favorite times were spent with her family; her three children and her grandchildren. She loved spending summers at Chautauqua Institution in New York, playing Scrabble games and listening to music over coffee with her beloved Bob.
She was active in the United Hill Presbyterian Church in Butler. There she served as a deacon, sang in the choir and participated in women's circles. She also volunteered at the Arthritis Foundation of Butler County.
She is survived by her younger sister and a number of nieces and nephews.
Wilma is now reunited with the love of her life.
McKee -- Visiting hours for Doris Wilma Stewart McKee, who passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, 124 E. North St., Butler.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 2nd St., Butler. A private burial will precede the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 2nd St., Butler, PA 16001, to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY 10163, or to the Brother's Brother Foundation, 1200 Galveston Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15233.
Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.
Butler Eagle Nov. 19, 2014
She was born on April 28, 1924, at home in Port Vue. She was the oldest daughter of John Stewart and Sara Pry.
She grew up in McKeesport and attended McKeesport High School. Wilma had three college scholarship offers, but turned them down for a job at Bell Telephone to help support her family.
Wilma was 24 years old when she married Robert E. McKee. Bob and Wilma met at the First United Presbyterian Church in McKeesport. Theirs is a love that stood the test of time. They dated for four years, then were married for 66 years.
Wilma's favorite times were spent with her family; her three children and her grandchildren. She loved spending summers at Chautauqua Institution in New York, playing Scrabble games and listening to music over coffee with her beloved Bob.
She was active in the United Hill Presbyterian Church in Butler. There she served as a deacon, sang in the choir and participated in women's circles. She also volunteered at the Arthritis Foundation of Butler County.
She is survived by her younger sister and a number of nieces and nephews.
Wilma is now reunited with the love of her life.
McKee -- Visiting hours for Doris Wilma Stewart McKee, who passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, 124 E. North St., Butler.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 2nd St., Butler. A private burial will precede the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 2nd St., Butler, PA 16001, to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY 10163, or to the Brother's Brother Foundation, 1200 Galveston Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15233.
Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.
Butler Eagle Nov. 19, 2014
Doris Wilma Stewart McKee of Butler passed away peacefully Tuesday morning at her home.
She was born on April 28, 1924, at home in Port Vue. She was the oldest daughter of John Stewart and Sara Pry.
She grew up in McKeesport and attended McKeesport High School. Wilma had three college scholarship offers, but turned them down for a job at Bell Telephone to help support her family.
Wilma was 24 years old when she married Robert E. McKee. Bob and Wilma met at the First United Presbyterian Church in McKeesport. Theirs is a love that stood the test of time. They dated for four years, then were married for 66 years.
Wilma's favorite times were spent with her family; her three children and her grandchildren. She loved spending summers at Chautauqua Institution in New York, playing Scrabble games and listening to music over coffee with her beloved Bob.
She was active in the United Hill Presbyterian Church in Butler. There she served as a deacon, sang in the choir and participated in women's circles. She also volunteered at the Arthritis Foundation of Butler County.
She is survived by her younger sister and a number of nieces and nephews.
Wilma is now reunited with the love of her life.
McKee -- Visiting hours for Doris Wilma Stewart McKee, who passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, 124 E. North St., Butler.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 2nd St., Butler. A private burial will precede the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 2nd St., Butler, PA 16001, to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY 10163, or to the Brother's Brother Foundation, 1200 Galveston Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15233.
Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.
Butler Eagle Nov. 19, 2014
She was born on April 28, 1924, at home in Port Vue. She was the oldest daughter of John Stewart and Sara Pry.
She grew up in McKeesport and attended McKeesport High School. Wilma had three college scholarship offers, but turned them down for a job at Bell Telephone to help support her family.
Wilma was 24 years old when she married Robert E. McKee. Bob and Wilma met at the First United Presbyterian Church in McKeesport. Theirs is a love that stood the test of time. They dated for four years, then were married for 66 years.
Wilma's favorite times were spent with her family; her three children and her grandchildren. She loved spending summers at Chautauqua Institution in New York, playing Scrabble games and listening to music over coffee with her beloved Bob.
She was active in the United Hill Presbyterian Church in Butler. There she served as a deacon, sang in the choir and participated in women's circles. She also volunteered at the Arthritis Foundation of Butler County.
She is survived by her younger sister and a number of nieces and nephews.
Wilma is now reunited with the love of her life.
McKee -- Visiting hours for Doris Wilma Stewart McKee, who passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, 124 E. North St., Butler.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 2nd St., Butler. A private burial will precede the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 2nd St., Butler, PA 16001, to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY 10163, or to the Brother's Brother Foundation, 1200 Galveston Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15233.
Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.
Butler Eagle Nov. 19, 2014
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