Nina Jeffreys McKay of Tullahoma passed this life on Sunday, July 2nd,
2017 at The Life Care Center of Tullahoma at the age of 92. Mrs. McKay
was born in Sikeston, Missouri to the late James Earlie and Nell Lewis
Jeffreys. Nina moved to Tullahoma from Birmingham, AL in June of 1961
when her husband Sam was hired as a machinist at AEDC. During her life
she worked as the Cafeteria Manager of Bel- Aire Elementary School, and
was a 50+ year member of Highland Baptist Church. She enjoyed sewing,
gardening, cooking, and University of Alabama football. In addition to
her parents, Mrs. McKay is preceded in death by her husband, Sam McKay,
and one brother, James Kenneth Jeffreys. She is survived by her daughter,
Linda Hawkersmith and her husband Steve of Tullahoma; son Don McKay and
his wife Marissa of Tullahoma; one sister, Carolyn Batha of Addison,
IL; five grandchildren, Shannon Hamblin and her husband Billy of
Tullahoma, Ginger Ennis and her husband Jordan of Tullahoma, Jennifer
Warmington and her husband Pete of Birmingham, AL, Jeff Norris of
Nashville, and Sarah Norris of Nashville; and 5 great-grandchildren,
Jackson, Cody, Steven, Landon, and Ethen. Visitation for Mrs. McKay will
be held on Wednesday, July 5th from 11:00-1:00pm at Kilgore Funeral Home
with funeral services to immediately follow at 1:00pm with Revs. Don
Dixon and Jim Norman officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill
Memorial Gardens. For those who wish, the family asks that donations in
lieu of flowers be made in Nina’s memory to Highland Baptist Church, 808
W. Hickory St. Tullahoma, TN 37388.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
