Mitchell County NcArchives Obituaries.....McKinney, Opel Hefner April 15, 2008 ************************************************ 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 April 26, 2008, 10:32 pm Mitchell News-Journal 4/23/2008 OPEL HEFNER MCKINNEY SPRUCE PINE - Opel Hefner McKinney, 90, formerly of Hillcrest Circle, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at Brookside Rehabilitation and Care Center in Burnsvill. She was the daughter of the late Harris and Tessie Peterson Edwards, and wife of the late Walter Hefner and the late Howard McKinney. She was retired from Clinchfield Railroad, where she worked as a freight agent. She was a member of Central Baptist Church of Spruce Pine. Survivors include a son, Gaylon Hefner of Prattville, Ala.; and a sister, Ruth Howell of Blue Ridge, Ga. Graveside services were held Friday in Spruce Pine Memorial Cemetery. Chaplain Jerry Shelton officiated. Memorial donations may be made to Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine or to Crossnore School. Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine assisted the family. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mitchell/obits/m/mckinney1558gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb