J.C. McKinney, Jr.

March 22, 1953 ~ November 29, 2021
Born in:
Colorado Springs, CO
Resided in:
Candler, NC
John Clayton “J.C.” McKinney, Jr., 68, of Candler, passed away Monday, November 29, 2021 at the CarePartners Solace Center.
A native of Colorado Springs, CO, J.C. was a son of the late John Clayton and Pauline Laughter McKinney. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Pamela Barker McKinney, and a sister, Peggy Dyer.
Mr. McKinney worked as a truck driver for 47 years, with 6 million incident free miles, mostly with FedEx. He also was a part-time driver with Ingles. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, where he served faithfully as a parking attendant. He was also active with Hearts With Hands, and with the Republican Party, working as an election poll worker.
Surviving are his wife, Kathy Hanzas McKinney; son, Ben McKinney (Amy); stepchildren, Kelly H. Owensby (Jerry) and Rick Hoyle (Paula); grandchildren, Whitney McKinney, Daniel McKinney, Quinn McKinney, Austin Owensby, Evan Hoyle and Emerson Hoyle; sisters, Luwanda McKinney (Kevin) and Judy Edney; and a brother, Raymond McKinney (Linda).
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 2, at Trinity Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Ralph Sexton and the Rev. Allen Rash officiating. Face masks will be required at the church.
Interment will follow at Green Hills Cemetery, where the family will greet friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hearts With Hands, P.O. Box 6444, Asheville, NC 28816.
Services
Funeral Service: December 2, 2021 11:00 am
Trinity Baptist Church of Asheville
216 Shelburne Rd.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828)254-2187
Burial: December 2, 2021 12:00 pm
Green Hills Cemetery
25 New Leicester Hwy.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828)252-9831
Funeral Home Assisting The Family:
Groce Funeral Home - Patton Ave.
1401 Patton Ave.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828)252-3535
http://www.grocefuneralhome.com
Sorry to hear of J.C.’s passing. Many memories with him. Rest in peace.
J.C. was such a pleasant person. I always enjoyed talking with him and Kathy. Praying for you all.
Sorry to hear about the loss of JC. He was a good friend to us at Advanced Digital Cable in Hayesville. We spent our day waiting for him to come around the corner cause we knew he was going to give us a good laugh. Being around JC for those years was a real blessing to us and we really missed him when he retired from FedEx. May God be with the family during this time and you guys are in our prayers.
Ben and family, we are so sorry for your loss JC was a great man and father he will be missed greatly. You all are in our thoughts and prayers.
Kathy and Ben… my deepest sympathy on your loss of J.C. He was dear friend and co-worker. I last saw him at Messino Cancer Center when I was there for an infusion and we had a nice talk. He said he was still fighting like “A Girl” trying to get better. He will be greatly missed.
So sorry to hear about J.C.s passing he was a good husband, father,and a good Christain friend we will miss him but he is not suffering now .He is home where we are waiting our turn to go. God Bless his family
Till we meet in heaven!❤️ We loved you my friend!