Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameJoseph Alonza McKINNEY 24,3,143,3,426
BirthAug 7, 1928, Rockingham County, North Carolina24,3
DeathJul 26, 2007, Rockingham County, North Carolina3
BurialCamp Springs Community Church Cemetery (Camp Springs United Methodist Church), 9168 Cherry Grove Road, Caswell County, North Carolina3
OccupationRetired Form Glen Raven Mills3
FlagsKorean War, US Army
MotherAnnie Belle DAWSON (1894-1981)
Spouses
BirthMar 28, 193224
Deathbef Jan 29, 20023
MotherEthel Irene McINTYRE (1896-1980)
MarriageOct 28, 195024
BirthMay 15, 1941, Rockingham County, North Carolina24,3
DeathJul 23, 2001, Alamance County, North Carolina3,52
BurialCamp Springs Community Church Cemetery (Camp Springs United Methodist Church), 9168 Cherry Grove Road, Caswell County, North Carolina3
ReligionMember Of Camp Springs United Methodist Church3
FatherWilliam Franklin SOYARS Sr. (1915-1980)
MotherKathleen SOMERS (1921-1988)
MarriageJan 30, 197624
No Children
Obituary Online notes for Joseph Alonza McKINNEY
7/27/2007

Joseph  Alonza "Joe" McKinney 


    RUFFIN, N.C. — Joseph  Alonza "Joe" McKinney , 78, of 2218 Ashland Road, Ruffin, died Thursday, July 26, 2007, at Annie Penn Hospital.
    Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 28, 2007, in Camp Springs United Methodist Church cemetery with military rites.
    A native of Rockingham County, he was a son of the late Albert Ryle "Bud" and Annie Belle Dawson McKinney  and had lived in Caswell County for the past 30 years.
    A retired employee of Glen Raven Mills he was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict and was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Soyars McKinney  and his sister, Jacqueline M. Phillips.
    Survivors include a son, Chris McKinney  of Crestview Hills, Ky.; two brothers, Donald B. "Buddy" McKinney  and wife Sandra of Kernersville and Kenneth Lee McKinney  and wife Louise of Reidsville; two stepsons, Daryl Shaw and wife Debra, and Keith Shaw, all of Reidsville; stepgranddaughter, Darya Shaw of Ruffin; special friends and cousins, Ira Lee Somers and wife Tommie Jane and Reginald McKinney  and wife Frances, all of Reidsville.
    The family will see friends from 7 to 9 Friday evening at Citty Funeral Home, and at other times at the home of his brother, Kenneth McKinney , 915 N.C. 87, Reidsville.
    Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rockingham County, P.O. Box 251, Wentworth, N.C. 27235.
    The family would like to thank the staff and nurses on the third floor of Annie Penn Hospital and the nurses in the ICU Units on second and third floor of Moses Cone Hospital for their care and compassion. The family would also like to give a special thank you to Dr. Gregory Hayes for all his help throughout Joe’s sickness.
    Condolences may be sent to cittyfuneralhome@bellsouth.net 3
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