Wilbur Edsel McKee

BOSSIER CITY - Services celebrating the life of Wilbur Edsel McKee will be held Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM within the Wellman Memorial Chapel at Forest Park Funeral Home 1201 Louisiana Ave. in Shreveport, LA. Visitation will precede the service beginning at 9:00 AM, then burial will immediately follow at Forest Park Cemetery, 3700 St. Vincent Ave in Shreveport.

Wilbur Edsel McKee, 81, was born in Natchitoches, LA and passed away on September 12, 2023 in Bossier City, LA. He graduated from Natchitoches High School and received a Bachelor’s degree from Northwestern State University where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. Upon graduation, he worked for Taylor Inc. as accountant and then Controller, served as a regional manager for EZ Serve, and eventually became the owner and operator of the local Sears appliance stores in Natchitoches and Many, LA. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Natchitoches, active in Ducks Unlimited, and he served as president of Jaycees.

Edsel is survived by his daughter, Lisa McKee Burns of Benton, LA (husband Chris); son, Kevin McKee of Harvey, LA (wife Dana); grandchildren, Chandler Burns, Emmalyn Burns, and Kylie McKee; great-grandson, Joseph Ruiz, and many nieces, nephews, family, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Quin McKee, to whom he was married for 50 years; his parents William Ezra McKee and Melba Haley Free (stepfather Elmer Newell “Bud” Free); sister, Delores Gamble (husband Dr. Denny Gamble); brothers, Dennis Free and Chris Free; and grandson, Kaleb McKee.