Dorothy White McKinney Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Dorothy White McKinney (Gastonia, North Carolina), who passed away on February 3, 2021, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Dorothy White McKinney to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Floyd White Sr. and Addie Clark White; her daughter Gloria Ann McKinney; and her brothers, George Clark and Floyd White, Jr..

She is survived by: her siblings, Gracie Lee Tate of Lake Wylie and Willie White; her husband Rev. Johnnie McKinney; her children, Willie Lee McKinney (Dale) of Gastonia, NC, Denise McClure of Lake Wylie, SC, Leroy McKinney of Charlotte, NC, Johnny Jr. McKinney (Carolina) of Gastonia, NC and Diane Sanders of Charlotte, NC.; her close friend Martha Ann Grier; and her friend Nannie S. Smarr of Queens. She is also survived by great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Dorothy sincerely loved her church where she attended faithfully until the inception of the 2020 pandemic.