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Obituary for MCKINNEY


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday September 26, 2004

Oliver James McKinney Sr, age 94, passed away quietly in his sleep on Friday, September 17, 2004 at the home of his son, Samuel, after a short illness and hospitalization this summer. Home hospice services were provided by the Vista Care Hospice program. His wife preceded him in death two years ago following 66+ years of marriage. Oliver, an only child, is survived by his nine remaining children: Oscar (Bertha), Charles Sr. (Jaquelyn) of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Oliver Jr. (Bonnie) and Lucy Parlor of Atlanta, GA, John (Gloria), Elizabeth, Samuel (Brenda) of Albuquerque, Daniel (deceased), Lavinia Young (Thomas/Chico) of Wichita Falls, TX and Jerome of Oklahoma City, OK; two brothers-in-law Warrick Hill (Christine), Willis Hill (Joyce) and one sister-in-law, S. Margaret Hill of Silver Spring, MD; 17 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and numerous close friends, community workers and church members of Bethesda Seventh-day Adventist Church. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday at Bethesda Church (1800 Arno St SE) 87102 and the interment will be on Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Sunset Gardens, 924 Menaul Blvd NE. Mr. McKinney can be viewed at Sunrise Funeral Options (Home) 7601 Wyoming Blvd NE (505-821-0010) on Saturday evening from 6:00-7:00 p.m. and 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Bethesda Church prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Bethesda Church to the attention of Sunshine Fund.