Mary Ellen Black McKinney, 83, of Cliffside, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2011.
Funeral services were held at the A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel at McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral.
A native of Rutherford County, a daughter of the late Martin and Osteen keeter Black.
Mary Ellen and her husband, the late A.C. McKinney founded the McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home in March of 1953. Mary Ellen retired from the funeral home after many years of service and actively visited the funeral home until her death.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, A.C. McKinney and one son, Marty McKinney. She is survived by her daughter, Debbie McKinney Skipper and husband Larry; one daughter-in-law, Jan McKinney; her grandsons, Skip Skipper and wife Amanda and Michael Earp and wife Sheila; one great granddaughter, Audrey Skipper; three great grandsons, Ben Atkins, Jason Earp and Vincent Earp; one sister, Cricket Rollins and husband Bill; one special niece, Cindy Huskey.
Memorials may be made to Rutherford County Rescue Squad, POB 206, Cliffside, NC 28024 or Cliffside Baptist Church, POB 336, Cliffside, NC 28024.
McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home is serving the McKinney family.