Jimmy McKenzie

Jimmy C. McKenzie, 71, of Benton, Ky., formerly of Union City, died at 1:29 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at Lakeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral service will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Collier Funeral Home in Benton, with Bro. Chris McKenzie and Bro. Tim Flatt officiating. Interment will follow at Flat Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Hopkinsville, Ky.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until time of services Thursday at the funeral home.
He was born Aug. 15, 1946, in Fulton County, Ky., to the late Lonnie H. and Doris Jackson McKenzie. He was a member of Aurora Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Mary Evans McKenzie; a son, Brian McKenzie and wife, Leslie, of Athens, Ga.; two daughters, Gina Wood and husband, Ken, of Hopkinsville, and Renee Phillips and husband, Jason, of Dyess AFB, Texas; two sisters, Gloria Crittendon of Union City and Jean Sutton and husband, Donnie, of Hickman, Ky.; 11 grandchildren, Eric Mahaffey, Ryan Kemp, Katlyn (Troy) Scott, Paiton Kemp, Conner Wood, Sarah (Dillon) Taylor, Chris (Katie) McKenzie, Luke (Kali) McKenzie, Krista (Dakota) Drummond, Catherine Phillips and Olivia Malonoski; five great-grandchildren, La’Niya Kemp, Tinz’lee Kemp, Jadence Kemp, Kaidenn Scott and Jackson McKenzie; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and four sisters.
Published 2.13.18