Mrs. Faye Carolyn McKee, age 80, a resident of Andalusia, AL passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2016.
Funeral services for Mrs. Faye Carolyn McKee will be held Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 1:00 PM from Grace Chapel Baptist Church in Andalusia, AL with Rev. Jerome Weldon, Presiding.
Visitation for Mrs. McKee will be Tuesday, February 9,from 6pm to7pm at Marshall/ Hammond Chapel of Andalusia.
Faye Carolyn McKee was born in Watonga, Oklahoma on February 25, 1935, to the late Mr. Edward and Miss Gladys Duke. She was the only sibling of this union. Faye was raised in the small town setting where she grew and flourished. She graduated from Dunbar High, where she excelled in basketball and was selected All State Guard.
Faye confessed Christ at Union Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir.
Faye was engaged to and upon graduation did marry, Robert Scott, and they moved to Washington, DC. to this union was born one son.
Faye eventually married the late Rev. Roy B. McKee. Faye was in the Health Care Field, where she acquired her Nursing Credentials. Upon her and her husbands retirement, they moved to his home in Andalusia, AL, where she became affiliated with St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church, True Devine Missionary Baptist Church and finally Grace Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.
Faye was very active, she was more than a talker, she was a doer, when it came to serving the Lord.
Faye was a member of the SW District and SE District Ministers Wives Auxiliary, where she worked on the Enrollment and Finance Committee, she also worked on Special Efforts. She was Field Worker for the Alabama Baptist State Women's Auxiliary, under the leadership of Dr. Gertie Lowe. She did special decorations for the SW District Women Auxiliary. She was a faithful supporter and attendee of the SW, SE and Alabama State Convention.
Faye loved to work in her yard and tend to her flowers, she truly had a Green Thumb.
Preceded her in death was her father, Edward Davis and mother Gladys McGhee, her brothers, Charles and Dennis McGhee and her husband Rev. Roy McKee .
Faye is survived by her beloved son, Rev. Reginald Scott of Andalusia, AL; two sisters, Charlot Heck of Los Angeles, CA and Patricia Joyner of Washington, DC.; two grand daughters, Ta-Tanish Scott of Lancaster, CA and Kyra Sparks of Los Angeles, CA.; daughter –in-law Sharon Scott Caldwell of Los Angeles, CA.; One great-granddaughter Triaiea; four great-grandsons Tikey, Kameron, Keiondra and Kenneth; one great great-grandson Kashmere; one great great- great-grandson M. J. She also leaves her other son David Crittenden, who called her mom and she called her son.
Two very dear friends Mrs. Annette Hammond and Mrs. Hazel Lewis.
A host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.