Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McNeil, Rae Dean (Lambdin) June 14, 2011
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Ionia Sentinel Sandard - June 16, 2011


Rae Dean (Lambdin) McNeil, died at her home near Portland on June 14, 2011. She 
had fought against the disease of cancer since 2007.

Rae was born on Sept. 24, 1933 on an oil lease near Yale, Okla. She was 
preceded in death by her parents, John Henry and Mary Elizabeth Lambdin of 
Yale, Okla.; and two brothers, John Lambdin Jr. of Denver Colo., and William 
Hartley Lambdin of Oklahoma City, Okla.

Rae married Virgil D. McNeil of Coyle, Okla., on Aug. 30, 1953 and to this 
union was born four children: Linda (Rick) Keck, Cynthia (John) Piercefield, 
Sharon (Jerry) Altermat, and Virgil Dwain Jr. She is also survived by 12 
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Early in her life Rae was baptized into Christ for the remission of her sins 
and lived a faithful and dedicated life for over 65 years. In 1951 she 
graduated from Yale High School and that fall enrolled in Oklahoma A & M 
College in Stillwater, Okla., to study music. She later graduated with her BA 
in music education from Wichita State University in 1970. Rae often remarked 
that she had studied music all her life. She loved music! She played all 
keyboard instruments, but voice was her major.

Rae’s love for music was shown throughout her life as she taught this fine art 
to family and friends both publicly and privately. She was a most devoted 
mother, wife, grandmother and teacher.

There will be a celebration of her magnificent life at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 
18, at Outreach Christian Church located at 7831 Jordan Lake Road, Lake Odessa. 

In lieu of flowers, the family request you send memorial gifts to Johnson 
Christian College, 2541 39th St., Bedford, IN 47421.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Homes. Online 
condolences may be made at www.schraubenlehman.com. 



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