Scott Dyer McKee

Scott Dyer McKee, 65, of Butler, passed away Wednesday at his home.

He was born April 15, 1951, in Pittsburgh, Pa., the son of the late Ralph Dyer and Ann Reimers McKee.

Scott was an active member of the Church of the Ascension in Oakland, serving as an usher, lay reader and chalice bearer. He worked as a human resources project manager for Genco. He was a dedicated volunteer for the Kairos Prison Ministry, where he was serving as the state financial secretary. As a leader in Kairos, Scott was also actively involved in working to bring the program to SCI Fayette and SCI Forest. Scott was an avid reader, especially of historical novels. He loved singing, cooking, traveling with his wife and family and walking his dog at the family cabin on the Slippery Rock Creek. He was also fascinated with researching his family heritage.

Surviving are his wife of 42 years, Jackie Kent McKee, who he married on Aug. 31, 1974; daughter, Ruth Courtney Oliver and her husband, Walter Scot, of Greenville, S.C.; two sons, Kent Chapman McKee of Norfolk, Va., and Clifton Dyer McKee and fiancée, Ava Marie Hoffman, of Ft. Collins, Colo.; adopted daughter, Christina Marie Lewis of Butler; two grandchildren, Gwenith Ruth Oliver and Walter Luke Oliver; adopted grandson, Jacob Eugene Lewis; two sisters, Elizabeth (Paul) McKee Beswick of Lewisburg, Pa., and Jane (Tom) McKee Hardman of Spencer, W.Va.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

MCKEE — A memorial service for Scott Dyer McKee, who passed away Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of the Ascension, 4729 Ellsworth Ave., Pittsburgh, with Rev. Jonathan Millard officiating.Interment will be in the Church of the Ascension columbarium.Contributions may be made to the Kairos Prison Ministry International (KPMI), 100 DeBary Plantation Blvd., DeBary, FL 32713.For more information, go to www.youngfuneralhomes.com.