Ramona O'Thene McKinney, age 85, went to be with her husband, two daughters, and granddaughter in heaven on May 18, 2023. Ramona was born at home in Butler County, Kansas on October 3, 1937, the second of ten children of Gerald and Maurine Johnson Nelson. She grew up on a farm and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1954. She then moved to Omaha, Nebraska where she earned her nursing license from Iowa Western Community College. After earning her nursing license she was employed as a nurse at various hospitals. She met and married Louis R. Nelson in 1957, and had one child. They divorced in 1960. Ramona shared a part of her life with John Cave. They had two children and were together until 1970. She then moved to California and pursued her nursing career in the healthcare industry. While living in California she met Floyd Jack McKinney. She moved to Indiana, and they were married in 1982. They lived happily together until Jack passed away in 2010. Jack and Ramona each had three children from their previous marriages. In 1988 they took in three of their grandchildren, and adopted them in 1993. So together they raised and nurtured nine children.

Preceding her in joining the Lord, are her parents, her husband Jack; her daughter Kim Cave; her stepdaughter Leisa Bookwalter; Granddaughter Katherine Gibson, sisters Joann Bonea, and Charlotte Marquez; brothers-in-law, Edward Weise; Lon Bonea; George Conger; and Charles Santo.

She is survived by her children, Nora (Ted) Laredo, Timothy McKinney; Sherrill McKinney; Wanda (Chris) Frasher; Kevin (Sarah) Gibson; Rebecca (Ryan) Cabell; Jessica (Kurt) Nick; Grandchildren, Rafael (Veronica) Laredo; Belem Laredo; Timothy (Torrie) McKinney; Louis (Vanessa) Laredo, Ashley (Nick) Hundley; Tessa Seckman and Artisha (Gerek) Crabtree. Great Grandchildren Kileah, Heidi, Haley, and Chase McKinney, Nayeli and Rudy Montalvan; Layla Crowe; Ralph Laredo; Brayden and Anna Gibson; Maverick Miller; Bailey Lucas; Gage Seckman; Alexis Crabtree; Macy Crabtree; Audrey; Emilia and Alyse Nick; Emerson Hundley; Celeste and Luca Laredo.

She is also survived by three brothers; George (Alida) Nelson; Donald Nelson; Donley (Joan) Nelson; four sisters, Diane (Charles) Young, Patricia Conger, Geraldine Santo, Alice (David) Holeton, many nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be held at Urban Winkler Funeral Home on Friday May 26, 2023 at 11:00 am. Burial will follow at Village Creek Cemetery. Friends and family may gather on Thursday May 25, 2023 from 4:00pm until 8:00pm at Urban Winkler Funeral Home, 513 W 8th Street Connersville IN, 47331.