MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Ruth McKinney York, 21 Jun 2002 ----¤¤¤---- RUTH MCKINNEY YORK SPRUCE PINE – Ruth McKinney York, 73, of Doctor Howell Road, died Friday, June 21, 2002 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Ira and Nellie Grindstaff McKinney. She was a member of Chestnut Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, John York of the home; two sons, Robert York of Sedro Wooley, WA, and Gene York of Spruce Pine; one sister, Dorathy Grant of Hendersonville; one brother, Edward McKinney of Spruce Pine; eight grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Grindstaff Memorial Chapel of Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine. Revs. Clifford Early and Richard Hollifield officiated. Burial was in Burnette Cemetery. The family received friends from 1 p.m. until the service hour 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/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------