J. McKenzie Cave, 18, of Columbia, passed away Friday, February 12, 2010.
She was born on September 20, 1991 in Columbia, the daughter of Julie Hagemeier and Timothy Cave.
McKenzie was currently a student at Douglas High School with a planned graduation in May. She was recently accepted to Metro College in Kansas City.
She was employed at the Veterans Hospital where she was a nurse’s aide. McKenzie loved family and friends, and spending time with her boyfriend Darrius and her dog Boss. She will be greatly missed.
She is survived by her mother, Julie Hagemeier; father, Timothy Cave; brother, Julian Cave; half brothers and sisters, Candace, John and Timeka Black, Shannon and Marquez Butler and Tony and Deandreus Cave; maternal grandparents, Richard and Janet Hagemeier; paternal grandmother, Sharron Kelly; several aunts, uncles, cousins and special friend Darrius Edwards.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 11 a.m. at Parkade Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home and Wednesday from 10 a.m. until service time at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Central Missouri Humane Society.
Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com