Bill McKay, 73, of Cantonment, died Thursday, October 10, 2013, of an apparent heart attack.Mr. McKay was born in Houston County, AL, and attended Dothan, AL, schools before moving with his family to Pensacola in 1953. He was salutatorian of his class at Blount Junior High School, and graduated from Pensacola High School in 1957.

He was employed in the motor freight transportation business for several years, and was retired from Southern Scrap. He was past King of Fiesta Frolickers.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Eunice Inez and Sidney Murray McKay of Dothan.

Survivors include his wife, Ginger Odom McKay of Cantonment; two daughters, Suzanne McKay Strasser and her husband, Jeff Strasser of Orlando, and Tanya McKay of Orlando; their mother, Betty L. McKay of Pensacola; three grandsons, Justin and Nic Strasser, and Gavin McKay, all of Orlando; two sisters, Betty McKay Vann of Dothan, and Patricia McKay Balderson and her husband, Lew, of Kennesaw, GA.; a nephew, Bob Vann of Mary Esther, and a niece, Karen V. Lawrence of Dothan; a great-nephew and a great-niece; a step daughter, Jennifer Chittipangna and three step grandsons of Watkinsville, GA; and several cousins.

Services were held Monday, October 14, 2013, at noon at Faith Chapel South on Beverly Parkway.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to the American Heart Association .

Faith Chapel Funeral Home South is in charge of arrangements.