Winston P. “Mac” McKinney, 89, son of John and Lucy Martin McKinney, was born in 1918, at Naylor. He died Feb. 26, 2007, at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston.
Mr. McKinney joined the U.S. Calvary in October 1939. During World War II, he was in the Army Air Corps and later in the U.S. Air Force when it was established.
He also served in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He retired as a master sergeant in August 1969. During his 30-year military career, he served in many locations worldwide.
After retiring, he taught school on the Navajo Indian Reservation for several years.
He and his wife, Ruth Hall McKinney, moved to Edgar Springs in 1981.
His favorite hobby was riding horses. He was a member of the Edgar Springs Saddle Club for many years.
Mr. McKinney was a member of the First Baptist Church of Edgar Springs, where he was a deacon, serving the church in many capacities.
Surviving are his wife of the home; children, Leslie Frazier of Merced, Calif., Kathy Jones of Phoenix, Ariz., John McKinney of Fruita, Colo., Wayne McKinney of Thomasville and Shawn McKinney of Rolla; 16 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services were Feb. 28 at the Edgar Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Earl Hall and the Rev. Robert Gifford officiating. The body was cremated under the direction of Fox Funeral Home of Licking.
Memorials may be made to the Edgar Springs First Baptist church building fund.
