MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - James (Junior) McKinney, 22 Oct 2003
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JAMES MCKINNEY

SPRUCE PINE - James (Junior) McKinney, 80, of Franklintown Road 
and Sunset Drive in Goodland, FL, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2003. 
He was the son of the late James B. McKinney Sr. and Gertrude 
Huskins McKinney, and the husband of the late Edith Stamey 
McKinney. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Jack 
and Buck McKinney. A goldsmith and jewelry designer, he owned 
and operated The Gem Shop on the Mitchell/Avery county line. He 
was a former member of the Southern Highlands Handicraft Guild.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria B. McKinney of the home; a 
son, Larry McKinney of Spruce Pine; a daughter, Linda Harrison 
of Spruce Pine; sisters, Jewell Phillips, Joyce Strickler and 
JoAnn Buchanan, all of Spruce Pine; step daughters, Sheila 
Speight of Morganton, Sherry Bartlett of Bakersville, and Susan 
Burleson of Spruce Pine; a stepson, Don Pendley of Nebo; two 
grandchildren; 13 step grandchildren; and 14 step great grandchildren.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Mt. Zion 
United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Jim White and Father Chris 
Gober officiated. The family received friends from 6-9 p.m. Friday 
at Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine. Memorial donations may be made 
to the National Parkinson Foundation, 1501 N.W. 9th Avenue, Bob 
Hope Road, Miami, FL 33136-1494, or Mt. Zion UMC Building Fund, 
c/o Tokuko Dayton, P.O. Box 622, Spruce Pine, NC 28777.
Mitchell News-Journal 10/29/03

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