Catherine (Kit) Vereen McKenzie 95, of Plymouth, FL, entered into eternal rest on Monday, December 30, 2019.
The family will receive friends Friday, January 3, 2020 at Loomis Funeral Home, 420 W. Main Street, Apopka, FL from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The Celebration of Life service will follow in the Chapel at 1:30 p.m. Entombment will follow at Highland Memory Gardens, 3329 E. Semoran Blvd., Apopka, FL.
Catherine was born May 4, 1924 in Ash, North Carolina, daughter of the late Esta Lee and Fairy Mildred Vereen. She retired from Zellwood Elementary School after 30+ years of service. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tangerine in Mt. Dora, FL.
She is survived by son, Robert (Pat) McKenzie of Calabash, NC; son James McKenzie of Eustis, FL; daughter, Lynette (Tom) Kalama of Oceanside, CA; grandchildren, Larry McKenzie of Memphis, TN; Daniel McKenzie of Apopka, FL; Makayla Kalama of Omaha, NE; two brothers, Zodock (Bessie) Vereen of Bolivia, NC and Pearly Vereen of Ash, NC; sister, Bobbie (Hubert) Inman of N. Charleston, SC; and life long friend Alma Laws; predeceased brother James Vereen.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Cornerstone Hospice, Tavares, FL.