Betty McKinney
Betty H. McKinney, 88, formerly of Hillcrest Circle in Spruce Pine, died Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, at the John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville.
Born Sept. 17, 1931, in Yancey County, she was the daughter of the late Fred Johnson Howell and Pansey Ethel Burnette Howell. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Brown McKinney, who passed away in 2007. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Ethel Norman Decker; and a brother, Gary Howell.
Betty enjoyed working in her flowers. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Spruce Pine, she enjoyed music and sang in the church choir. She also served as a pianist and organist for the choir. She also enjoyed traveling and had traveled all over the world.
Left to cherish her memories are her son, Mark McKinney, and wife, Ronda, of Asheville; her sisters, Joyce Elliot, of Hendersonville, Mary Lou Greene, of Marion, and Melody Ann Bell, and husband, Doley Jr., of Hendersonville; brothers, Jim Howell, and wife, Mary, of Little Switzerland, and Ken Howell, and wife, Peggy, of Burnsville; three grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
A funeral service for Betty McKinney was 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, in the chapel of Webb Funeral Home with Dr. Rocky Branch and the Rev. Butch Stillwell officiating. A time to support the family, share memories and receive friends was 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, in the funeral home chapel. Entombment was in the mausoleum at the Spruce Pine Memorial Cemetery.
Instead of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to John F. Keever Solace Center, 21 Belvedere Road, Asheville, NC 28803.
The family would like to extend a “special thank you” to the staff of the John F. Keever Solace Center for its excellent care of Betty.
Words of comfort may be emailed to the family by going to www.webbfh.com, selecting Betty McKinney’s name and signing her guestbook. Webb Funeral Home of Spruce Pine is honored to assist the McKinney family. Mrs. McKinney’s obituary has also been posted on Facebook.
Mitchell News-Journal • Oct. 23, 2019