Rockport Remembered.
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William H. McKee.

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A jrd Stat on 7/17/09.
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William McKee
William H. McKee.

William H. "Fibber" McKee went to High School at Rockport, but his class had to finish at Beaver Dam. William would have been in the 1957 Graduation Class at Rockport, but that class was sent to Beaver Dam to graduate. A few years after graduating, William entered the Air Force and served his four year hitch. After getting out of service, William decided to give the Navy a try and he enlisted in the Navy in June of 1964 and served until August of 1966.

William McKee was a very nice person in high school. He was raised in the Echols Community, just up the hill from the old Number 19 school. Harvey Robinson was operating a grocery store at the bottom of the hill and I am sure that William spent many an hour in that old store. He was a few years behind me in school and about all that I can remember is that William was quiet and never got into any trouble. He was one of those students that make you proud that you knew him. I have no information about William H. McKee after he got out of service.

If you are at this point, thanks for reading and being patent. I do enjoy playing with this type script and to have one read and look at what I have come up with is just an extra bonus. This type endeavor certainly gives an old retiree something to do and especially on a cool, wintry day. Anyway, hope you have enjoyed the "Soldier Series". The series is not over, but it has slowed. I have run out of pictures and write-ups and without them, I have no material to continue.

See you......

jrd


William McKee Obituary.

William McKee

William Henry McKee, 86, of Vine Grove, Kentucky, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2025, at Signature Healthcare of Elizabethtown. He was born on December 22, 1938, in Beaver Dam, Kentucky to the late Henry "Richard" and Eunice Patterson McKee.

Mr. McKee was a proud United States Veteran, serving seven years in the Air Force and nearly three years in the Navy. He worked in maintenance at Gates Rubber Company, was a lifetime member of the NRA, and a 50-year member of the Vine Grove Masonic Lodge #603 F&AM.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma Christine Slack McKee; his brother, Dale McKee; and infant sister, Wilma Joyce McKee. He leaves behind to cherish his memory his daughter, Anita C. (John) Newton of Vine Grove; his stepsons, Steven (Penny) Polston of Florida and Randall (Tracy) Burgess of Richmond; two grandchildren, Samantha (Charlie) Kimbrough and Katie (Mitch) Mulcahy; and four great-grandchildren, Madison, John, Brooks, and Elizabeth "Liddy."

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 27, 2025, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam. Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery with military honors provided by the Ohio County Honor Guard. Friends may visit with William's family from 3-6 P.M. on Sunday and from 9:00 A.M. until the time of the service on Monday at the funeral home. Masonic Rites will be held at 5 P.M. on Sunday.



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