MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Flossie Hefner McKinney, 19 Mar 2001
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FLOSSIE HEFNER MCKINNEY 

Flossie Hefner McKinney, 70, died Monday, March 19, 2001 at her residence 
after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Floyd and Lora Jane 
Hefner. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Louise McKinney; and 
brothers, Fred, Walter, Tommy, Leonard and Carmen Hefner. She was a life-long 
member of Altapass Baptist Church, where she was former secretary-treasurer. 

Survivors include her husband, Rex V. McKinney; two children, Greg McKinney 
and Neva Cox, both of Spruce Pine; sisters, Trula Whitson, Betty Frizzell and 
Peggy McKinney, all of Spruce Pine; brothers, Ernest and Dorman Hefner, both 
of Spruce Pine; and seven grandchildren. 

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Altapass Baptist Church. 
Revs. Steve Sisk and Howard Forbes officiated. Burial was in McKinney Gap 
Cemetery. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Webb Funeral 
Home in Spruce Pine. Memorial donations may be made to Samaritans Purse.