Mitchell County NcArchives Obituaries.....McKinne, Brown December 27, 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Julia Williams Kodak Jkodak@aol.com January 11, 2008, 12:24 pm Mitchell News Journal Jan 9, 2008 BROWN MCKINNEY SPRUCE PINE - Brown McKinney, 82, of Hillcrest Circle, died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007. He was the son of the late Roy and Maggie Renfro McKinney. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, R.H. McKinney and Harry McKinney. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Spruce Pine, where he served as a deacon for 13 years. He was also a Mason, a Shriner, and a volunteer fireman. Survivors include his wife, Betty Howell McKinney of the home; a son, Mark McKinney of Fletcher; two granddaughters; and one grandson. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Spruce Pine. Dr. David Vess and Hospice chaplain, Rev. Larry Greene, officiated. Burial was in Spruce Pine Memorial Cemetery. The family received friends from 1 p.m. until the service hour Saturday at the church. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Mitchell County, P.O. Box 38, Spruce Pine, NC 28777; or Mitchell County Senior Citizens Center, Highway 226, Bakersville, NC 28705. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mitchell/obits/m/mckinne1368gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb