Mitchell County NcArchives Obituaries.....McKinney, Ralph W September 25, 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@charter.net October 10, 2007, 11:17 am Mitchell News-Journal 10/3/2007 RALPH W. MCKINNEY WINSTON-SALEM - Ralph W. McKinney, 85, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007 at his home. Born in Bakersville, he was the son of Tyra Oscar McKinney and Geneva Burleson McKinney. He was employed for 48 years by Good Will Publishers, Inc., where he served as an office manager and secretary-treasurer. He was a deacon at First Baptist Church in Gastonia, and later transferred to College Park Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club in Gastonia and served as a past president. Survivors include his wife, Edith Hodges McKinney of the home; a daughter, Linda Mathers of Winston-Salem; and a son, Fred R. McKinney of Greensboro. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday at College Park Baptist Church. Burial was at 2:30 p.m. in Bakersville. The family received friends from 10 a.m. until the service hour Friday at the church. Memorial donations may be made to Winston-Salem Rescue Mission or Winston-Salem Salvation Army. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mitchell/obits/m/mckinney812gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb