Ralph Wayne "RW" McKee, son of Carl and Vada Lee (Imel) McKee, was born December 22, 1950 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Hutchinson, Kansas.

On June 1, 1969 he married Donna M. Jelinek and to this union two sons were born, Raymond and Donn. Both boys were born at the same hospital in Hutchinson, and ironically the boys and their dad were all born at 6 pounds 15 ounces.

The most important things to RW were family and making a living.  He had a lot of jobs plus part time jobs along with them.  Such as welding, janitor, machinist, appliance and door to door sales, Krause plow factory, farming, grader operator, consultant for Lear Siegler, IBM, Sigma Design and others writing policies and procedures for the MAPICS system, which he was the father of the manual system.  With only high school, business college and what little JUCO education, he said he got lucky and had superiors that saw common sense in him.

After all these things he retired in 2014, but still kept busy with playing chess and the stock market daily.

On November 28, 2023, RW passed away at Wesley Medical Center at the age of 72.  He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Sonia Ralls.

RW will be deeply missed by his wife, Donna; sons: Raymond and wife, Carol, and Donn and wife, Robin; brother, Dennis McKee and wife, Judy; 9 grandchildren: Jerred McKee, Aurora Sumler, Haley Gates (Nicholas), Dakota McKee (Emma), Sadie McKee, Colby McKee, Autumn McKee, Colt McKee, and Jessalyn McKee; 4 great-grandchildren: Robbie and Emeric Sumler, Scarlett Gates and Mia McKee.

Funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 4, 2023 at Prairie Rose Funeral Home in Anthony.  Cremation will take place following the service and a private inurnment will be held at the Czechoslovakian Cemetery near Caldwell.

Viewing and visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday with the family present to greet friends from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Memorials in memory of RW may be made to the Czechoslovakian Cemetery and can be sent in care of Prairie Rose Funeral Home, 602 E. Main St., Anthony, KS 67003.