Sharon Ann (MacKenzie) Whitney, age 81, a lifelong resident of Braintree, died peacefully, Saturday, October 15, 2022, at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, in the comfort of her loving family.

Sharon was born in Boston, to the late Anna Mae (Kenney) and David A. MacKenzie. Raised and educated in Braintree, she was a graduate of Braintree High School, Class of 1959.

Sharon was employed as a legal secretary in the Braintree law office of the late Richard F. Kerr, Esq. for over thirty years and had been retired for several years.

Sharon was a sporty and athletic woman but also had a creative and artistic side. She was a longtime active member of the Braintree Municipal Golf Course where she enjoyed many friendships. Her hobbies included cross-stitching, knitting, ceramics, and crafts.

Sharon’s greatest joy came from being a dedicated and loving mother. She was totally devoted to her four children.

Beloved wife of the late Donald A. Whitney and Robert Vincent Fay.

Devoted mother of Kellyann (Fay) Draheim of Hanover, Kerri (Fay) Eck and her husband Joseph, Robin (Fay) Adams, all of Braintree, and Douglas Scott Gardner of Marietta, Ga.

Loving grandmother of Mikaela, Dakota, and Savannah Draheim, Cameron and his wife Emmy, MacKenzie, and Ainslie Eck, Aiden, Noah, Justin, and Lily Adams, Connor Houlihan, Fiona, Owen, and Bridget Gardner.

Dear sister of Lee Reinman of Plymouth and her late husband Jack, Scott MacKenzie and his wife Susan of Carver, Bruce MacKenzie and his wife Alicja of Calif., and Kim Vallatini formerly of Braintree and her late husband Paul.

Sharon is also survived by several nieces and nephews; her dear friend, Donna Norman and her husband Dennis Sullivan, as well as her golfing friends, Pam Rupretch, Linda Murphy, Pam Kiley, and Heather Zaportsky.

Visiting hours will be held at the Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, 1 Independence Avenue, Quincy, on Friday, October 21, from 4 – 7 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Saint Francis of Assisi Church, 856 Washington Street, Braintree, on Saturday, October 22, at 10 a.m. Interment to follow at Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree.

For those who wish, donations in Sharon’s memory may be made to Susan G. Komen, 13770 Noel Road, Suite 801889, Dallas, TX 75380 or by visiting www.komen.org.