William Light Kinney Jr. Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of William Light Kinney Jr. of Bennettsville, South Carolina, who passed away on February 19, 2023 at the age of 89. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, William Light Kinney and Annie Laurie Mayer Kinney; his wife Margaret René Pegues Kinney; and his son William Light Kinney III. He is survived by: his daughter Elisabeth Mayer Kinney McNiel (Daniel Edward McNiel) of Bennettsville; his grandchildren, Robert Leland McNiel III (Emma Johnson McNiel) of Chattanooga, TN, Margaret Jane McNiel of Knoxville, TN and William Light Kinney McNiel of Wofford College, Spartanburg; his great grandchildren, Robert Leland McNiel IV of Chattanooga and Rose Catherine McNiel of Chattanooga; his sister-in-law Frances Elisabeth Pegues Burroughs of Conway; his nephew Henry Buck Burroughs III (Julie Legg Burroughs) of Brandon, FL; his niece Victoria McNeill Burroughs of North Charleston; and his great-nephew Henry Buck Burroughs IV (Hank) of Brandon. He is also survived by cousins and close friends.
Memorial donations may be given to the William Light Kinney III '91 Endowed Scholarship Fund at Wofford College, Attention: Office of Advancement, 429 North Church Street, Spartanburg, SC 29303.
