Bro. Joe Clyde Mckay Obituary (1931

RESCHEDULED GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Monday, January 22, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at the Vevay Cemetery in Vevay, Indiana Bro. Joe Clyde McKay, age 92, of Clarksville, Indiana and formerly of Henryville, Indiana, entered this life on July 18, 1931 in Moorefield, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Royal Clyde and Anna Fagg McKay. He was raised in Switzerland County, Indiana and graduated from Vevay High School in 1949. He received his Bachelor of Sacred Literature in 1958 from Louisville Bible College and his Master of Sacred Literature in 1990 from Louisville Bible College. On August 25, 1950 he was united in marriage to Velma Jo Banta in Vevay, Indiana. This happy union of 60 years was blessed with five children, Eric, Brenda, Rhonda, Carol Ann, and Darlene. Bro. Joe worked for five years with the U. S. Shoe Corporation in Vevay and then worked as a carpenter. Bro. Joe was called into the ministry and was ordained at the Braytown Christian Church in Switzerland County, Indiana. He served as a student minister at Carter's Creek in Campbellsburg, Indiana. Bro. Joe then served as the pastor of Coffee Creek Christian Church in Paris Crossing, Indiana, Mt. Tabor Christian Church in Salem, Indiana, Kent Christian Church in Kent, Indiana for 18 years, Hebron Church of Christ in Hebron, Kentucky for four and a half years, Memphis Christian Church in Memphis, Indiana for 15 years, and then with Paynesville Christian Church in Paynesville and retired in 2012. He had served as an Associate Professor at the Louisville Bible College since 1988 in Louisville, Kentucky. On May 20, 2017 Bro. Joe was raised to Professor Emeritus with the Louisville Bible College. Bro. Joe was blessed to be raised in a family of Christian values and a family who loved music. He was a gifted musician, loved photography, and really enjoyed carpentry and woodworking. he could play the guitar, the piano, violin and fiddle, mandolin, Ukulele, and organ. He also had sung with the Cornerstone and Crossroads Quartet. Bro. Joe was a member of the Board of Regents at the Louisville Bible College until he retired. He was a faithful man of God and served faithfully his entire life. He will be remembered for his genuine kindness, his heartwarming smile and his great knowledge of the scriptures of the Holy Bible. Bro. Joe passed peacefully on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at 9:48 p.m. into the arms of his Savior at the Lincoln Hills Health Care Center in New Albany, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute. Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Bro. Joe will be missed by his loving son, Eric McKay and his wife, Teresa of Winter Haven, Florida; his loving daughters, Brenda Gittner and her husband, Fred of Otisco, Indiana, Rhonda Bowyer and her husband, Bro. Jim Bowyer of Louisville, Kentucky, Carol Ann Hargett and her husband, Mike of Fairborn, Ohio, Darlene Adams and her husband, Carlin of Burlington, Kentucky; his sister in law, Mary Charlotte May and her husband, Carlos of Hanover, Indiana; his grandchildren, John, Linda Jo, Tammy, David, Mark, Joleen, J.D, Michelle, Nicholas, Kyle and Katie; his great grandchildren, Cheryl, Jerret, Lauren, Shane, Ian, Ethan, Brody, Braxton, Bryce, Bryson, Sasha, and Lucy; his great great granddaughter Kinsley; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Royal Clyde McKay, died March 25, 1964, his mother, Anna Fagg McKay, died October 29, 1984, his beloved wife of 60 years, Velma Jo Banta McKay, died January 11, 2011, his brothers, Ralph E. McKay, died May 6, 2001, Frank Wade McKay, died May 5, 2010, Clarence Guy McKay, died February 20, 1990, Arthur William McKay, died February 28, 1929, Clifford Jerome "Jerry" McKay, died, November 18, 2018; his sisters, Mary Ida Wentworth, died December 13, 2000, Robena Elva "Bee" Armes, died September 14 , 1989, Rebecca Lucille "Lute" Liter, died August 18, 1975, Emme Lou Hartley, died August 22, 2012, Phoebe Anna Hensley, died March 5, 1986. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., by Bro. Jim Bowyer at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Vevay Cemetery,800 East Main Street in Vevay, Indiana. TO WATCH THE FUNERAL LIVE CLICK HERE VISITATION Friends may visit Monday, January 15, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Louisville Bible College. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Bro. Joe Clyde McKay, please click here to visit our sympathy store.