McKinnie III, Owen Clinton

Owen Clinton McKinnie III, 80, passed away on Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at his home in Radford, Va. He was an Elder in the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses and retired in 1992 after teaching math at New River Community College for 30 years. He graduated in 1952 from NC State with a degree in Industrial Engineering and in 1973 from Radford College with a Master’s Degree in Education. He was a United States Army veteran having served during the Korean Conflict. He was preceded in death by his parents, Owen Clinton McKinnie Jr. and Esthelle McGhee McKinnie; and a sister, LaDare Aycock. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Helen Huff McKinnie; three children and their spouses, Camille M. and Greg Bishop, of Radford, Beth M. and Jeff Back, of Pulaski, and Owen C. IV and Kim McKinnie, of Radford; two grandchildren, Molly P. and W. Grant Back; sisters, Lenore Veazey, of Durham, N.C., and Elouise Goodson and her husband, Burton, of Danville; and many nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 7, 2010, at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford with Chuck Dean officiating. Entombment will follow in the Highland Memory Gardens Mausoleum in Dublin. The family will receive friends from 5 until 8 p.m. on Friday evening, August 6, 2010, at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the Radford Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The McKinnie family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford, Va., 540-639-2456. www.mullinsfuneralhome.com