She was born in Lawton Indiana to Art and Viola Pugh on August 19, 1938. Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband, James Dale McKinley, and her daughter Darlene Kay Bolly. Marjorie spent most of her adult life in Greenfield Indiana, where she was a plant supervisor at Indiana Knitwear. She is survived by three children, Jerry McKinley (Cyndi), Ron McKinley, and Pam Reissner (Fritz), and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.