MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - James C. "Bud" McKinney, 24 Jul 2002 ----¤¤¤---- JAMES C. MCKINNEY SPRUCE PINE - James C. "Bud" McKinney, of Berry Street, died Wednesday, July 24, 2002 in Spruce Pine Community Hospital. He was the son of the late Graydon and Alma Lowery McKinney. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Joseph (J.D.) and Robert Samuel McKinney. He attended Blue Ridge Baptist Church and was a retired heavy equipment operator. Survivors include his sisters, Edith Smith of Marion, and Lucy McKinney of Spruce Pine. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Grindstaff Memorial Chapel of Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine. Rev. Cephas Renfro officiated. Burial was in Biddix Cemetery. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------