Jennie McKinney Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Big Stone Gap, VA Jennie McKinney, 98, passed away on Tuesday (Feb. 25, 2014) at The Laurels in Norton, VA. She was born in New Jersey and lived most of her life in Big Stone Gap. She was a retired primary school teacher with the Wise County School System. She was a member of the Lonesome Pine Hospital Auxiliary. She participated in the "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" outdoor drama and she and her husband enjoyed square dancing and travelling. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Big Stone Gap. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Lee McKinney; parents, Mike and Pauline (Belicki) Maceyko; and one brother, Eddie Maceyko. Surviving are her sister, Olga M. Smith of Big Stone Gap; niece, Ann Smith of Big Stone Gap; two nephews, George Smith and wife Christy of Snohomish, WA and Mike Maceyko; and four great nephews, Grant Bledsoe of Big Stone Gap, Gavin Bledsoe of Ft. Hood, TX, Jason Smith and Tyler Smith, both of Seattle, WA. The family will receive friends from 12 noon to 1 p.m. on Friday at Trinity United Methodist Church (East 1st St., S. and Wyandotte Ave., E.). Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. in the church sanctuary with the Rev. Terry Goodman and Rev. Jeff Sams officiating. Burial will follow at American Legion Cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Grant Bledsoe, Ruben Allman, Lloyd Robinette, Kenny Spurlock, Bill Cole and Chris Higgins. To view the obituary online and offer condolences, please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com. Holding Funeral Home is serving the McKinney family.

Jennie McKinney

February 16, 1916 - February 25, 2014