"I was sad to hear of Diane's passing. She was part of my/our Kmart family. Didn't see her much after Kmart closed. We'd run into each other at jay-c occasionally. RIP sweet friend ???"
In loving memory of
Elizabeth Diane McKinley
May 5, 1949 - May 26, 2024
Elizabeth "Diane" McKinley, 75, passed away at her Washington residence on May 26, 2024. She was born in Washington, May 5, 1949, to Marion and Mary Frances (Padgett) McKinley.
Diane was a 1967 graduate of Washington Catholic High School. After graduation, she worked for the Dianna Shop and was an aide at the Daviess Community Hospital. Diane retired from K-Mart, where she worked in customer services for over nineteen years. She enjoyed sewing and embroidery. A devout Catholic, Diane was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Hope.
Those who mourn Diane's passing include her aunt, Elizabeth "Betty" Potts of Washington; and her cousin, Anna P. Potts of Evansville. Diane also leaves several cousins.
Diane was preceded in death by her parents, Marion and Mary Frances McKinley; maternal grandmother, Pauline Padgett; uncle, Bernard Padgett; and cousin, Joseph Potts.
Visitation for Diane McKinley will be 4:00-8:00 pm, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the Ed L. Lee Mortuary, 620 East Viola Avenue, Washington, Indiana.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Diane McKinley will be celebrated at 11:00 am, Thursday, June 6, 2024, at our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, 315 NE 3rd Street, Washington. Father Paul Ferguson will be the celebrant. Burial will be in the St. John Cemetery.
Online condolences for Diane McKinley's family can be left at www.edleemortuary.com.
The staff of the Ed Lee Mortuary is honored to be entrusted with Diane McKinley's arrangements.
Tributes
"We missed Diane at the last WCHS reunion. I?d talked with her at the previous one and though we?d barely known one another in school, I?d been so touched by her gracious spirit that I?d sent her a note after arriving home from Indiana. Onward you go now, Diane, thank you for your kindness to me. Sharon Medicis Michaud"