Elizabeth McKuhen

On March 30, 2020, Betty (Nana) left the loving care of Legacy House in Ocala, FL to be in the arms of our God in Heaven. She is preceded by her parents Lillian Josephine Nelson McKim and James Gallagher McKim, maternal grandparents Lillian S and William Dial Nelson, and paternal grandparents Annie Barnett and Henry Thomas McKim who helped raise her after her mother’s death when Betty was an infant. She is survived by her daughters, Debborah Leigh Brady (Michael) and Karen Elizabeth Richmond (Dale) and son, Brian Ray Flinn (Lorelie). She is also survived by six grandchildren, Michael Brady (Amie), Jennifer Sheneman (Trey), Lauren Brady, Dale Richmond, Brandon Richmond and Braden Flinn and eleven great grandchildren, Boston, Knox, Driver, Kern, Finn, Bear, Cavan, Logan, Maverick, Hartley Grace and Cora. Her extended family included Marie Lundbom, Donald Lundbom, and G, Lexus and Autumn Guerrero. Her lifelong friendships with her sixteen cousins, made her life complete. Including herself she called them the fabulous 17 cousins, namely: Jimmy Mann, Janice McKim (Bourne), Bonnie Cooper (Califano), Albert Crumley, Olivia McKim (Collier), Billy Crumley, Butch Mann, Dot Cooper (Wernli), Cindy Apperson, Jimmy Cooper, Frankie Frazier (Nordlund), Harvey Allen McKim, Kim Apperson, Charles Frazier, Ricky Apperson and Tommy McKim.

A resident of Heritage Oaks, an Ocala senior living facility, for the past three years, Betty will be sorely missed by many friends there as well as by her extended family and friends in Montgomery, Alabama. Having lived in Montgomery most of her life, she considered Montgomery her home. She was a member of Frazier United Methodist Church, where she sang in the choir and served in many ministries. Previously she was a member of Perrine Baptist Church, Miami, Florida, where she was a constant in many Easter and Christmas Cantatas. Her love of God was definitely her passion, and she shared that love with all who knew her.

Betty’s greatest joy in life was her family. She took pride in showcasing photos of every member of her family, even extended families, everywhere she lived. She also loved football and The University of Alabama could not have a bigger fan! She would greet you on any game day with her Alabama T-shirt and a “Roll Tide!!!” Her front door wreath had an Alabama theme. Everyone knew Betty by her devotion to family and friends, her loving and caring ways, her generosity, her Alabama Southern drawl and her sweet smile.

Due to the current health crisis, a private burial will occur in Montgomery, AL with a celebration of her life at a later date.