Mr. Paul "King Cobra" McKay

McKay, Mr. Paul "King Cobra" - Age 82, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023, at McLaren-Flint. Family hour 11:00 AM Saturday, December 23, 20203 at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 424 Kennelworth with a memorial service commencing at 12:00 PM. Family and friends will assemble at the church 11:00 AM Saturday. There will be no public viewing. Paul Lewis McKay I, also known as “King Cobra” was born on February 10, 1941, to the Harris Clan. Mr. McKay spent his early years in the lush fields in Coleman, Michigan. General Motors brought many of the family members South to the Greater Flint Area. Here Paul attended Flint Public Schools and graduated from Flint Central High School in 1959. Paul’s intelligence allowed him to stay busy working various jobs; a cook, milkman, and motorcycle racer to name a few, before being hired into Buick in 1969. Paul retired after 38 years of service as a foreman. Not able to be idle, King Cobra volunteered as a Genesee County Special Deputy for 10 years and served as a security guard at International Academy of Flint for 10 years. King Cobra loved nature and being outdoors. He purchased a five-acre farm in Montrose to raise his family. The farm housed a large garden, horse, goat, cow, pigs, dogs, and chickens. Paul enjoyed practicing Tai Chi, farming, gardening, landscaping, boating, bow hunting, fishing, playing dominoes and bidwiz, classic cars, sitting on the porch to soak up some vitamin D, and watching television. His favorite actors were Chuck Norris, Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Audie Murphy, Burt Lancaster, Steve Harvey, and Bruce Lee. Paul is survived by his wife, Charlene (Horne) McKay of 32 years; sons Paul Lewis II, Keyvon, Lam, Cayden (all of Flint, MI), and Eric McKay (Franklin, TN); daughters, Tamara (Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Bavaria, Germany), Sonya, and Athena (both of Flint, MI), grandchildren, Brittany (San Diego, CA), Christopher (Jalesia), Aaishah, Naadijah, Ciara, Sumaiyah, Jonathan (all of Flint, MI), Ave’r (Katy, TX), Mumina, Adam, Laylaa, Mario, Jasmine (Flint, MI), Isabella and Benjamin (Franklin, TN); his great grandchildren, Isaiah, Marley, Kali, and Christopher II (Flint, MI); sister in law, Diane and niece Nova Evans (Saginaw, MI); aunts, Doris Ann Smith (Lansing, MI) and Madeline Wright (Detroit, MI); Boogie Down Motorcycle Club brothers and sisters, and a host of cousins. King Cobra is preceded in death by his parents Clarence and Ruby (Harris) Bledsoe and Horace Olive; grandparents Fred and Myrtle Mae (Holley) Harris; brother and nephew Thomas and Andre Evans; uncles Alonzo, Homer, and Kenneth Harris; aunts, Cora (Lee) Thomas, Edna (Harris) Wilson, Iota (Harris) Payne, Goldie (Harris) McEwen, Helen (Harris) Banks, Marquette (Harris) Ridgeway, and Louise (Harris) Seevers; special cousins Janet Mae (Wilson) Reed and Lester Randall, and fallen soldiers, Willie “Problem Child” McDowell, Calvin “Big Red” Hussan, Robert “Lone Rider” Cuba, Edward “Shed” Dudley, Patricia “Ms. Pat” Wilson, and Louis “Mr. Doors” Wilburn. The family would like to thank Medilodge of Montrose, McLaren Hospice staff, Pastor Jevon Catlett and the entire Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church family, Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home staff, Triumph Church family, a special thank you to TaMiah Redwine, and Natasha at Reliant Renal Care: West Flint.

Mr. Paul "King Cobra" McKay

February 10, 1941 - December 17, 2023