VINE GROVE, Ky. — William Henry McKee, 86, of Vine Grove, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, at Signature Healthcare of Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He was born on Dec. 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, Kentucky; 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 a.m. Monday, Oct. 27, 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 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Sunday and from 9 a.m. until the time of the service on Monday at the funeral home.
Online messages of condolence may be left for the family of William Henry McKee by visiting his memorial tribute at www.danksfuneralhome.com.