Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameBenjamin Sylvester McKINNEY 
3, John Aubrey McKinney,3, Michael "Mike" Dean Joyce,336,3, Benjamin Sylvester McKinney,470, Benjamin Sylvester McKinney,3, Jessie Joyce McKinney-,3, Graham Friends Church
3, John Aubrey McKinney,3, Michael "Mike" Dean Joyce,336,3, Benjamin Sylvester McKinney,470, Benjamin Sylvester McKinney,3, Jessie Joyce McKinney-,3, Graham Friends ChurchBirthMar 23, 19333, Benjamin Sylvester McKinney
DeathApr 17, 20183, Benjamin Sylvester McKinney
BurialBush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church, North Carolina Hwy 62, 101 Cherry Grove Rd, Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina470, Benjamin Sylvester McKinney
FatherSamuel Dewey McKINNEY (1899-1991)
MotherViola Mace BYRD (1902-1987)
Spouses
1Jessie JOYCE 3, John Aubrey McKinney,3, Michael "Mike" Dean Joyce,3, Benjamin Sylvester McKinney,3, Nina McKinney Cale,3, Jessie Joyce McKinney
3, John Aubrey McKinney,3, Michael "Mike" Dean Joyce,3, Benjamin Sylvester McKinney,3, Nina McKinney Cale,3, Jessie Joyce McKinneyBirthApr 12, 1934, Caswell County, North Carolina3, Jessie Joyce McKinney
DeathMar 10, 2019, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Jessie Joyce McKinney
BurialBush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church, North Carolina Hwy 62, 101 Cherry Grove Rd, Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina3, Jessie Joyce McKinney
FatherPaul Allen JOYCE (1910-1985)
MotherAnna Mae YEATTS (1914-2004)
Marriage19533, Benjamin Sylvester McKinney
Obituary Online notes for Benjamin Sylvester McKINNEY
4/20/2018
Benjamin Sylvester McKinney
Benjamin “Sylvester” McKinney, 85, peacefully left this world at home surrounded by loved ones on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.
He lived a life filled with love for family and friends. He never met a stranger and usually had a good story to tell. He was a man of integrity and always sought to live the Golden Rule.
Sylvester had a passion for golf especially his Friday group. “Paw-Paw” loved making wooden toys and gifting them to children big and small. Syl enjoyed the Pleasant Grove reunions and breakfasts with classmates.
Sylvester had a successful career as an industrial engineer with Kaiser-Roth, Slane Hosiery and Ithica Industries.
Sylvester is survived by his wife of 65 years, Jessie Joyce McKinney; daughter Sherrie (Terry) Waddell; son Greg McKinney; grandchildren, Alex Waddell of Texas, Cortlandt Waddell, Benjamin and Ashley McKinney and their mother Amanda McKinney; adopted daughter Teresa Boone; brother Samuel McKinney; Sister Nina (David) Cale.
He was preceded in death by his parents Samuel Dewey McKinney and Viola Byrd McKinney; brothers Aubrey McKinney, William McKinney and sister Betty Foster.
The Funeral will be held 2 p.m. Saturday April 21, at Lowe Funeral Home by pastor Darrell Massey with burial to follow at Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 12 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Saturday prior to the service at the funeral home and at other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Alamance-Caswell 914 Chapel Hill Rd Burlington 27215.
You may sign the online register book at www.lowefurneralhome.com. 3, Benjamin Sylvester McKinney
Benjamin Sylvester McKinney
Benjamin “Sylvester” McKinney, 85, peacefully left this world at home surrounded by loved ones on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.
He lived a life filled with love for family and friends. He never met a stranger and usually had a good story to tell. He was a man of integrity and always sought to live the Golden Rule.
Sylvester had a passion for golf especially his Friday group. “Paw-Paw” loved making wooden toys and gifting them to children big and small. Syl enjoyed the Pleasant Grove reunions and breakfasts with classmates.
Sylvester had a successful career as an industrial engineer with Kaiser-Roth, Slane Hosiery and Ithica Industries.
Sylvester is survived by his wife of 65 years, Jessie Joyce McKinney; daughter Sherrie (Terry) Waddell; son Greg McKinney; grandchildren, Alex Waddell of Texas, Cortlandt Waddell, Benjamin and Ashley McKinney and their mother Amanda McKinney; adopted daughter Teresa Boone; brother Samuel McKinney; Sister Nina (David) Cale.
He was preceded in death by his parents Samuel Dewey McKinney and Viola Byrd McKinney; brothers Aubrey McKinney, William McKinney and sister Betty Foster.
The Funeral will be held 2 p.m. Saturday April 21, at Lowe Funeral Home by pastor Darrell Massey with burial to follow at Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 12 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Saturday prior to the service at the funeral home and at other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Alamance-Caswell 914 Chapel Hill Rd Burlington 27215.
You may sign the online register book at www.lowefurneralhome.com. 3, Benjamin Sylvester McKinney