Margie Ruth McKee

Margie Ruth McKee, of Douglasville, Georgia passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 6, 2023 at WellStar Community Hospice at Tranquility in Austell, Georgia. She was born March 28, 19😊😊 in Opelika, Alabama, the daughter of Stinson and Pearl Flournoy. Margie moved to Douglasville from Atlanta with her husband and children in 1965. Her career spanned many years and many jobs, including a telephone operator with Southern Bell (back in the day) and helping her husband in their business, The Suburban Package Store in Mableton, that was known for “selling the coldest beer in town,” but nursing was her calling and she was a “rare gem” to each and all of her patients. Margie worked at Smyrna Hospital, Pruitt Health and Rehab and ended her career at Douglasville Nursing and Rehab at the age of 80. She was a poet in solitude and a sun goddess in gab—she loved talking on the phone while sunbathing or enjoying a glass of sweet tea with a friend. Everyone loved Margie’s sweet tea, and her potato salad – the toast of the South. She never met a stranger she didn’t talk to—making new friends wherever she went. Margie loved college football – War Eagle! — Atlanta Braves and Elvis! Margie was the happiest with her house full of family, friends and whomever wanted to come – she had an open door policy. If you knew her, you knew her “Margie Spark” – let’s not ever forget those years of “Sparkle”.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Thomas A. McKee; son, Patrick McKee; siblings, James A. Flournoy, Tom Flournoy, Maggie Savell and Glenda Ann Byrd.

Those left to cherish her memory are daughters, Elaine and Kiek Schouten, Robbi and Paul Fritz; grandson, Dylan McKee-Fritz; adopted son, Tristan Carlson; brother, Earl Flournoy and wife Susie; many beloved nieces and nephews, their spouses and children; and her family, Delores Flournoy; and the Collins siblings, Tina, Timmy and Michele. Margie had a very generous heart and was loved by many and will be missed by all who loved her.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday, August 12, 2023 from 12:00 Noon until 2:00 PM. The funeral service will follow at 2:00 PM in the Rosehaven Chapel. Following the service she will be laid to rest at Mozley Memorial Gardens.

For those unable to attend the service in person, you may view the Livestream from the online obituary page at www.whitleygarner.com.

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Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the services of Margie McKee.