Mary Catherine “Kitty” (Ross) McKenzie passed away peacefully at Blackford County Hospital at 12:52 pm on December 1, 2020. Kitty was 89 years old. She was born in West Virginia on May 24, 1931 to Bernard and Sarah Ross. She had a brother named Bernard “Bernie” already deceased. Kitty was married to Howell McKenzie on May 7, 1948. Howell and Kitty were married for 72 years. They had five children: Karen (John) Rhoten (1950), Margretta Adamson (1953), Tab (Teresa) McKenzie (1958), Sandee (Eddie) Torres (1960), and Genia (Eric) Thompson (1962). Howell and Kitty had 14 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren, and a few great-great-grandchildren.
Kitty and Howell were faithful members of the Church of Christ in Marion for over 70 years. Kitty (Ross) McKenzie lived in the Gas City/Jonesboro area since the early 1940’s. Kitty loved her schools- The Gas City Tigers and the Mississinewa Indians. She loved her community of Gas City and Jonesboro. She loved her family. Kitty was a stay-at-home Mom for 19 years. Kitty loved her church family and enjoyed socializing with many close friends over the years. We will miss Kitty McKenzie. She was a good friend, a good sister, a good wife, a good Mom, a good Grandma, and a good Christian woman. We can all find comfort in our loss and in our grief that she is now resting peacefully with God.
There will be a memorial visitation for Kitty on Saturday, May 8, 2021 from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm at the Woodland Hills Church of Christ 2718 N. Wabash Rd., Marion, IN.
Immediately following the time of visitation, a memorial service to honor Kitty will be held at 2:30 pm at the church. Kitty was previously buried at Marion National Cemetery, Marion, Indiana.
Arrangements are entrusted to Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, Storey Chapel, 400 E. Main St., Gas City, IN.
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