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Bonnie Maxine McKee McNeil, 94, left this earth to join her Lord and Savior on May 12, 2021 at Vintage Park in Holton, KS. She was born November 16, 1926 in Pawnee City, NE, the daughter of F.S. (Freeborn Sylvester) and Bertha Louella (Buzzard) Bradney.
Bonnie attended schools in Nebraska and Kansas, graduating from Goff Rural High School in 1946. She then attended Emporia State Teachers, after which she taught school for 3 years. She worked for 4 years at the beginning of Nek-Cap program as one of the original Social Outreach Workers and later as Deputy County Clerk in Nemaha County Kansas County Clerk’s Office for 21 years, retiring January 1991.
She married Kenneth D. McKee on May 4, 1948 in Holton, KS. They were parents of Janet Lea Zwonitzer and Jack Kent McKee. Kenneth passed away September 11, 1993. On January 7, 1997, Bonnie married Francis E. McNeil in Golden CO. He also preceded her in death on September 20, 2020.
Bonnie accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior in 1943 at the age of 16. She was an active member of the Goff United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. She taught Sunday School and Bible School for many years, was an officer on the Goff United Methodist Church Board and UMW organization. After her marriage to Francis, she became a member of Applewood UMC and UMW in Golden, CO.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Kenneth McKee and Francis McNeil; sisters, Ruth Hill, Gladys Koch and Delores Scott and a brother, Jack Bradney.
Survivors include her daughter, Janet Lea Summers Zwonitzer of Holton, KS; son, Jack McKee (Lanette) of Netawaka, KS; step-daughter, Lynn Grimm (Stanley) of Staunton, VA; step-sons, Mark McNeil (Abby) of Newberg, OR, Michael McNeil (Patti) of Thornton, CO, Murray McNeil (Sharon) of Littleton, CO and Todd McNeil (Mary) of Morrison, CO; 8 grandchildren, Jay Summers (Kim), Mark Summers, Brett Summers (Allie), Ross Summers, Emily Zwonitzer, Kenton McKee (Amy),Nathan McKee (Angela) and Kristen Jensen (Jay); 11 step-grandchildren, Jessie McNeil (Fallon), Heather McNeil (Anna), Lisa Rein (Jon), Eleanor Hutchins (Steve), Brandon McNeil (Kenslie), Jason McNeil (Katie), Kaylin McNeil, Matthew McNeil (Kim), Tyler McNeil (Steven), Ryan McNeil and Allison McNeil; 9 great-grandchildren, Olivia, Jackson, Reid, Emma, Caylie, Kennedy, Hadley, Colt and Malory and 9 step-grandchildren, Ada Marie, Niko, Calvin, Wesley, Madeline, Lucy Rose, Luther, Kellen and Rory.
Funeral Service will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 17, 2021 at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial will follow at the Fairview Cemetery in Goff, KS. Bonnie will lie in state beginning Friday afternoon. Family will greet friends one hour prior to service time. Memorials may be given to the Goff United Methodist Church, Potawatomi United Methodist Church or Holton Community Hospital Hospice c/o Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. To leave a special message for the family, please visit www.mercerfuneralhomes.com.