Mildred Emo McKee

Graveside services for Mildred Emo McKee, 91, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 29, 2013, at Howell Valley Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

Mrs. McKee died at 3:05 p.m., Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at Ozarks Medical Center.

She was born January 1, 1922, near West Plains, Missouri, to Orny J. Sharp and Lillie Jane Taylor Sharp.  She was the owner and operator of Sharp’s Café and remained actively involved until her retirement.  Mrs. McKee was a Christian, was of the Methodist Faith and attended United Freewill Baptist Church.

She is survived by two sons, Ron Robinson, wife, Dianne, Columbia, Missouri and Larry Carter, wife, Kathy, West Plains, Missouri; two grandsons, Larry N. Carter, Jr. and Dr. Greg Carter; two great-grandchildren, Levi and Jacy Carter and their mother, Julie Carter; two step-sons, Jimmy McKee and family and Harry Joe McKee, Jr., and family; and several nieces and nephews, including nieces Rosemary Owens and Evelyn Burk.

Her parents, four brothers and three sisters, precede her in death.

Mrs. McKee will lie in state from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m., Sunday at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Memorial contributions may be made to Howell Valley Cemetery, and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.