Posted: 9:24 AM - May 28, 2007
Paid obituary appeared in The Winchester Star on Tuesday 27 June 2006.
Marylin Brown Chaplin McKee, 89, died peacefully surrounded by her daughters and friends, Sunday, June 25, 2006, at her home in Winchester, Virginia.
Mrs. McKee, the daughter of Bessie M. Jackson Brown and Leon Robinson Brown, was born March 17, 1917 in Gore, Virginia. For twenty-six years, from 1954 to 1980, she was a dedicated employee of Montgomery Wards. She was an active member of Burnt Presbyterian Church, the Heart, Cancer and Diabetic Club, Widow and Widowers and Women of the Moose.
Mrs. McKee was married to Carl Lewis Chaplin from 1942 to 1960 and divorced. For twenty-two years, she was the adored wife of Mr. Harry Gilbert McKee, who died in 1987.
Mrs. McKee was preceded in death by her parents and her beloved brothers, Samuel Hunter Brown in 1971 and James Franklin Brown, in 1975. Mrs. McKee’s step brothers and sisters, Mabel DeHaven, Wilson DeHaven, Alexander DeHaven, Harold DeHaven and Charles Lee DeHaven are deceased.
Mrs. McKee is survived by her daughters, Barbara Simpson of Winchester, Virginia and Linda Chaplin of Riverside, California, her grandson, Wade Kerns, her step sisters, Georgia DeHaven Adams and Mary Belle DeHaven, great grandson, Dylan Kerns, and her enduring friends, Ana Lee Russell and Rosalie Roe.
Mrs. McKee was a devoted daughter, sister, mother, wife and friend for whom family and friends were the cornerstone of her life. She will be missed by those she loved and those who loved her.
A memorial service will be held at 4:30 PM on Thursday, at Burnt Presbyterian Church with Reverend Susanna Hendy officiating. Interment will be private.
The family will receive friends, at a dinner reception at 5:30 PM at Burnt Presbyterian Church, Winchester, Virginia.
Arrangements are being handled by Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel, Winchester, Virginia.
Obituary appeared in The Northern Virginia Daily 26 June - 1 July 2006.
Marylin Brown Chaplin McKee, 89, of Winchester died Sunday at her home.
A memorial service will be conducted Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at Burnt Presbyterian Church in Winchester by the Rev. Susanna Hendy. Burial will be private.
Mrs. McKee was born March 17, 1917, in Gore, daughter of Leon Robinson Brown and Bessie M. Jackson Brown. She was employed by Montgomery Ward for 26 years. She was a member of Burnt Presbyterian Church, the Heart, Cancer and Diabetic Club, Widow and Widowers and Women of the Moose. She was the wife of the late Carl Lewis Chaplin and Harry Gilbert McKee.
Surviving are two daughters, Barbara Simpson of Winchester and Linda Chaplin or Riverside, Calif.; two stepsisters, Georgia DeHaven Adams and Mary Belle DeHaven; a grandson and a great-grandson.
The family will receive friends Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at a reception at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Burnt Presbyterian Church, 168 Burnt Church Road, Winchester 22603.
Arrangement are being handled by the Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel, in Winchester.
Marylin Brown Chaplin McKee
Marylin Brown Chaplin McKee, 89, died peacefully surrounded by her daughters and friends, Sunday, June 25, 2006, at her home in Winchester, Virginia.
Mrs. McKee, the daughter of Bessie M. Jackson Brown and Leon Robinson Brown, was born March 17, 1917 in Gore, Virginia. For twenty-six years, from 1954 to 1980, she was a dedicated employee of Montgomery Wards. She was an active member of Burnt Presbyterian Church, the Heart, Cancer and Diabetic Club, Widow and Widowers and Women of the Moose.
Mrs. McKee was married to Carl Lewis Chaplin from 1942 to 1960 and divorced. For twenty-two years, she was the adored wife of Mr. Harry Gilbert McKee, who died in 1987.
Mrs. McKee was preceded in death by her parents and her beloved brothers, Samuel Hunter Brown in 1971 and James Franklin Brown, in 1975. Mrs. McKee’s step brothers and sisters, Mabel DeHaven, Wilson DeHaven, Alexander DeHaven, Harold DeHaven and Charles Lee DeHaven are deceased.
Mrs. McKee is survived by her daughters, Barbara Simpson of Winchester, Virginia and Linda Chaplin of Riverside, California, her grandson, Wade Kerns, her step sisters, Georgia DeHaven Adams and Mary Belle DeHaven, great grandson, Dylan Kerns, and her enduring friends, Ana Lee Russell and Rosalie Roe.
Mrs. McKee was a devoted daughter, sister, mother, wife and friend for whom family and friends were the cornerstone of her life. She will be missed by those she loved and those who loved her.
A memorial service will be held at 4:30 PM on Thursday, at Burnt Presbyterian Church with Reverend Susanna Hendy officiating. Interment will be private.
The family will receive friends, at a dinner reception at 5:30 PM at Burnt Presbyterian Church, Winchester, Virginia.
Arrangements are being handled by Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel, Winchester, Virginia.
Obituary appeared in The Northern Virginia Daily 26 June - 1 July 2006.
MARYLIN C. McKEE
Marylin Brown Chaplin McKee, 89, of Winchester died Sunday at her home.
A memorial service will be conducted Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at Burnt Presbyterian Church in Winchester by the Rev. Susanna Hendy. Burial will be private.
Mrs. McKee was born March 17, 1917, in Gore, daughter of Leon Robinson Brown and Bessie M. Jackson Brown. She was employed by Montgomery Ward for 26 years. She was a member of Burnt Presbyterian Church, the Heart, Cancer and Diabetic Club, Widow and Widowers and Women of the Moose. She was the wife of the late Carl Lewis Chaplin and Harry Gilbert McKee.
Surviving are two daughters, Barbara Simpson of Winchester and Linda Chaplin or Riverside, Calif.; two stepsisters, Georgia DeHaven Adams and Mary Belle DeHaven; a grandson and a great-grandson.
The family will receive friends Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at a reception at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Burnt Presbyterian Church, 168 Burnt Church Road, Winchester 22603.
Arrangement are being handled by the Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel, in Winchester.