Kenneth Poe Funeral Services

December 19, 2023

CHARLOTTE – Bodine Borntraeger McKay, 89, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.

Bodine grew up in Birmingham, AL, where she graduated from Ramsey High School.  She was also a graduate of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, where she was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Bodine was active in The Church of St. Michael’s and All Angels and served on the vestry, Episcopal Church Women, and the board of St. Michael’s Community Services Center.  She was an avid tennis player and a dedicated bridge partner.

Bodine is survived by her daughters, Ellen McKay Lowry (Sam) and Winter McKay Stakely, and five grandchildren: Elise Bodine Lowry, Samuel K. Lowry, IV, Charles A. Stakely, V, Carolyn Ellen Stakely, and Thomas McKay Stakely.   She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Hugh McKay; son-in-law, Charles A. Stakely, IV; and sister, Betty Borntraeger Wagner.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at The Church of St. Michael’s and All Angels, 1000 West 18^th Street, Anniston, AL.  The family will receive friends in LaGarde Hall following the service. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be offered in memory of Bodine to The Church of St. Michael’s and All Angels, P.O. Box 1844, Anniston, AL 36202.

Arrangements are in the care of Kenneth W. Poe Funeral & Cremation Service, 1321 Berkeley Ave., Charlotte, NC 28204, (704) 641-7606, and Gray Brown-Service Mortuary, 1329 Wilmer Ave., Anniston, AL 32601.  Online condolences may be shared at www.kennethpoeservices.com or https://www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/alabama/anniston/gray-brown-service-mortuary/1505.