Nannie Mae McGee, daughter of Thomas and Floyd (Clinton) Utley, was born May 25, 1935, at Brinkley, AR, where she lived, graduating from Brinkley High School in 1953.  On July 29, 2024, at the age of 89, she peacefully passed away at Marionville, Missouri.

On October 17, 1953, she was united in marriage to Arthur G. McGee at Brinkley, AR and was married for 68 years.  She devoted her life to her husband and five children:  Connie McGee-Ryan, Bonnie Fulmer, Glenda Sullivan, Kenneth McGee, and Arthur Lynn McGee and was always there when she was needed most, offering support, wisdom, and love in abundance.   As a grandmother to Stacy, Claudia, Anthony, Kayla, Kendra, and Josh, and great grandmother to Avery, Owen, Ariana, Bianca, Gemma, Aila, Nevaeh, Madison, Caleb and Charlotte, any time with them was very special to her.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Arthur McGee, her father, Thomas Hugh Utley, her mother, Floyd Utley and her twin sister, Nellie Mae Ewell.  Nan is survived by her five children, six grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, several cousins, nieces and nephews, and many friends.

Nan was a former member of the First Baptist Church in Clinton, Arkansas.  Throughout her life she was actively involved in the church serving in the children's ministry, the women's missionary organization and any place she was needed.  For several years, she also served as a Bible Study Fellowship leader.  Nan had a passion for the outdoors and devoted most of her last 20 years with her husband on their 58 acres of land gardening and landscaping their property in the Ozark foothills of Clinton, Arkansas.

A memorial service will be held August 24th, 2024, at the First United Methodist Church 115 S. College Ave.  Marionville, Missouri, 65705 at 12:00pm.   A lunch will be served for all in the church dining hall at 1:00pm.  Cremation is under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home, Crane, Missouri.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Ozark Methodist Manor Memory Care Unit, P.O. Box 403, Marionville , MO 65705.