Elizabeth Ann McKey (Libba), 56, died on Thursday evening at St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2pm Sunday, January 24, 2021 from the chapel of Lakewood Funeral Home in Jackson, MS. The service will be livestreamed on the Lakewood Facebook page.
Libba was born in Jackson, the daughter of Mary Frances Huntington McKey and Alton Eugene McKey. She attended St. Richard Catholic School and the Education Center in Jackson. She worked in a variety of work settings including Mustard Seed Inc., Willowood Day Care, Gulf Coast Humane Society and Gulfport Coast Transit. Libba volunteered at the clothes closet at Morrison Heights Baptist Church where she participated in the Special Needs Adult Ministry. She attended Camp Ruby many summers where she was affectionately considered an honorary counselor.
At the time of her death, Libba was a member of the Willowood Developmental Center community in Clinton, MS. Libba was described by the group home as “a joy to be around, loving, and always willing to help staff and clients. She will be greatly missed. She was a social butterfly who is now in the clouds flying high watching over us.”
Libba was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Leah. She is survived by her sister Deborah M. Cummings of Gulfport, her brother Richard H. McKey of Jackson, her sister Diana McKey, and her nieces and nephews Marianna West and Courtney Williams of Gulfport, Laura Galt of Brooklyn NY, Sam Cummings of Houston TX and Tim McKey of Highlands Ranch, CO and 16 great-nieces and great-nephews and several cousins. Libba was also survived by her beloved dog Miracle.
Libba will be remembered for her outgoing personality, quick wit, love of animals, and courage in overcoming obstacles.
The family thanks Dr. Jimmy Jones, Dr. Donna K. Cassell and Hospice Ministries for their care during her last illness.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Willowood Developmental Center (designated to the Clinton Region) at http://www.willowooddevelopmentalcenter.com.
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