KENLEY MACNEILL'S OBITUARY
MacNeill, Rev. Kenley Murray – the Rev. Kenley M. MacNeill of Truro, passed away November 6, 2020 in Truro. He is predeceased by his wife, Dorothy (Bourne) MacNeill, and his parents, Nelson and Isabel (Murray) MacNeill. He is survived by his children, Kathy (Ron) Curtis, Karen MacNeill, Mae Douglas, Peter (Linda) MacNeill and John (Terri) MacNeill; grandchildren, Brian (Melissa) Curtis, Kerry (Michael) Cullihall, Anthony Douglas, Jenny (Zach) Monaghan, Danica MacNeill, Jasper MacNeill and Spencer MacNeill; great grandchildren, Keegan, Joshua, Ryland, Grace and Kate; his brothers, Ian and Eldon (Darlene), as well as nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Kenley had a life-long commitment to building and nurturing strong, vibrant community. He did this through his work with the United Church and throughout the twelve years that he worked outside the Church at all three levels of government. Kenley always sought to work cooperatively with others, and has been a mentor to many people, be they co-workers, parishioners, student ministers, or his own children.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. A private funeral service will be held later and the day and time for the public to watch the service by live webcasting will be announced by newspaper and Coulter’s Funeral Home web page. We are inviting you, if you would like to share a memory or story with the family, to please make a short video about it. Then contact Kenley’s grandson, Brian Curtis (bmcurtis@gmail.com) to arrange the transfer of your video. These video stories and remembrances will and put together in a montage to be shared at the service. We suggest the following format: Your name, how you knew Kenley and what you remember and/or appreciated about him. Kenley knew many storytellers. If we could gather in a crowd, we would tell these stories to one another but due to the pandemic, we must find other ways to mark the passing of our loved ones. In lieu of flowers or cards, donations could be made to the Transformative Learning Fund through the United Church Foundation at United Church of Canada Foundation, 3250 Bloor St., Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario M8X 2Y4 or at www.unitedchurchfoundation.ca; a fund which Kenley established as a legacy for both he and Dorothy.
