MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Ted E. McKinney, 16 Nov 2003 ----¤¤¤¤---- TED E. MCKINNEY PENLAND - Ted E. McKinney, 99, of Conley Ridge Road, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2003 in Spruce Pine Community Hospital. He was the son of the late John and Mary Garland McKinney. He was also preceded in death by three sisters, Nell Pitman, Jean Bowditch and Madge Buchanan. He was retired from Boeing Aircraft as a hydraulic technician. Survivors include his wife, Jesse Morgan McKinney of the home; a son, Rodney McKinney of Baltimore, MD; one grandson; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Bear Creek Baptist Church. Revs. Chris Rathbone and Howard Buchanan officiated. Burial was at 11 a.m. Thursday in Conley Ridge Cemetery. The family received friends from 6 p.m. until the service hour Wednesday at the church. Mitchell News-Journal 11/26/03 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------