AVERY COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Henry McKinney, 2 Apr 2002
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HENRY MCKINNEY
NEWLAND – Henry McKinney, 77, of Henson Creek, died Tuesday, April 
2, 2002 at Spruce Pine Community Hospital. He was the son of the late 
Isaac and Pearl Burleson McKinney. He was also preceded in death by his
 brothers, Harold, Edward and Bruce McKinney. He was retired from the 
U.S. Army, having served in WWII. He later retired from civilian 
employment and worked part-time at Spear Superette. He was a member of 
Henson Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Muriel Lusk McKinney of the home; one 
daughter, Linda McKinney of Newland; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Grindstaff 
Memorial Chapel of Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine. Revs. Earl Carver 
Jr. and Brown Howell officiated. A graveside service was held at 10 a.m.
Friday at Yellow Mountain Cemetery. The family received friends from 6 
p.m. until the service hour at the funeral home.