Howard Alexander McKenzie, 95, of Knob Noster, Missouri, quietly slipped away from home to his eternal reward on Sunday, March 14, 2021 in the presence of his daughter, Ruth.

He was born to Alexander Judson and Floribel Ketchum McKenzie November 11, 1925, in Syracuse, NY, the eighth of nine siblings, two of which died in infancy.

In 1948, Howard finished his schooling at Allentown Bible Institute in Allentown, PA. He was ordained in the Wesleyan Methodist church and served churches in Wellsville, NY; Athens, PA; McRae Brook, PA; Lakeland, FL, and in the Berkshire, NY area —usually working at least one other job. In later years he drove trucks and cleaned commercial buildings, finally retiring at age 91 from The University of Central Missouri. He was a hard worker, loved the outdoors, and was devoted to his faith.

Howard was preceded by his parents and by his siblings Harold McKenzie, Mildred Cross, Virginia Cross, Doris Keselowsky, and Stanley McKenzie.

He is survived by a brother, Donald McKenzie of Leesburg, FL. His children, all living, are Arvilla Ruth McKenzie of Knob Noster, MO; Howard Raymond McKenzie and wife Bonita Tolbert McKenzie of Middleburg, PA; Miriam Annette Fox of Harrisburg, PA; Esther Sharon Whitehead and husband Michael of Kelowna, British Columbia; and Willis John McKenzie of Seattle, WA. Howard had ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Due to family schedules, the memorial service will be Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 2:00 PM, at the Sweeney-Phillips & Holdren Funeral Home, 617 N. Maguire St, Warrensburg, MO 64093. Services are held under the direction of the Campbell-Cast Funeral Home. Friends and family are welcome to attend the service.