Our beloved Marilyn McKinzie Bouquet went to be with Jesus, her Savior, on September 12, 2025 at the age of 80.  Marilyn was born to Theron Elmo and Ruby Williams McKinzie on October 27, 1944 in Eastland, Texas.

Marilyn attended Comanche High School where she met the love of her life, Tommey Elton Bouquet.  They were married on May 28, 1960 in Comanche, Texas and spent 65 memorable years together. As a military wife of 28 years, she was the glue that held life together for her three children through all of Tommey's deployments as her family traveled the world.  She put her whole heart into everything she did and her love for her family and friends was selfless and unending. She was a literal fairy godmother to her grandchildren, making wishes come true and helping bring dreams into reality. She volunteered her time and creative cosmetology talents, supporting some of her grandchildren and their friends by doing make up and costuming for theater productions at Seguin High School and the Palace Theater.  She became known as the "Drama Granmama." All those whose lives she touched wish they had more time to spend with her, but are glad that the extreme pain she was enduring has come to an end.

Marilyn was reunited in heaven with her parents, Theron and Ruby McKinzie, her brother, James Theron McKinzie, and her son, Theron "Rocky" Elton Bouquet.

She left behind her soul mate, Tommey Elton Bouquet, her daughter and son in law, Terry and Sheila Bouquet Backen, her son and daughter-in-law, Randal Alan and Kimberley Bouquet, and her daughter-in-law, Melanie Warfield Bouquet.  Her passing left a huge hole in the lives of her nine grandchildren, Sarah Backen Retzloff, Ryan Backen, Lindsey Backen, Kayla Bouquet McLemore, Lauren Bouquet, Amy Bouquet Williams, Tyler Bouquet, Ashley Bouquet Swithers, and Hannah Bouquet.  She leaves a legacy of love with her five great-grandchildren, Trace, Brettyn, Emerick, and Faryn Retzloff, and Elijah Swithers, plus a host of other relatives and dear friends. Their worlds are a little less bright without her presence.

Visitation will be held on Friday, September 19th at 10 am at Tres Hewell Mortuary Chapel at 165 Tor Drive in Seguin, Texas.  Funeral services will be held immediately following at 11 am in the Tres Hewell Mortuary Chapel. Interment will take place at San Geronimo Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Tyler Bouquet, Amy Bouquet, Christian Styles, Josh McLemore, Clint Retzloff and Steve Dueboay, Sr.  Honorary pallbearers will be Daniel Williams and Ryan Backen.

For those who desire the service may be livestreamed at

https://s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com/mf-fwp/hewell/hewell_20250919.html .