Will Ed McKenzie - November 16th, 1952 - April 5th, 2009

Funeral services for Willard Edgar “Will Ed” McKenzie, 56, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. DeVere Williams will officiate with burial in Hebron United Methodist Church Cemetery. Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home is serving the family. The family will receive friends Tuesday, April 7, 2009 from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Hebron United Methodist Church. Mr. McKenzie died Sunday, April 5, 2009. Born in Charleston Co., SC, he was a son of the late Warden J. and Nina Smith McKenzie. He was an avid golfer and an accomplished pianist. He was a great writer and a former journalist for many area newspapers including the Sumter Item, Anderson Independent, and the Lee County Observer, where he was a general reporter. He also served on the Lee County School Board. Surviving are his wife, Joyce McKenzie of Bishopville, SC; daughter and son-in-law, Megan and Edward Ross of Manning, SC; stepsons, Ronald Hudson of Hartsville, SC, John Hudson of Marshall, TX; stepdaughter, Donna Hudson of Kingsland, GA; grandchildren, Skylar McKenzie, Jayden Ross, Bryson Ross.

Cemetery:

Hebron United Methodist Church (Lee County) Una Rd. Bishopville, SC 29010 (map/driving directions)

Visitations:

5:00PM to 7:00AM on Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 at Brown-Pennington-Atkins(map/driving directions)

Services:

2:00PM at Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 (map/driving directions)