Mary McKinney

Mary Nell died on June 14, 2013 at the grand old age of 90 in her home in Albuquerque NM, with family present. She was born August 18, 1922 in Albuquerque, NM and had one older sibling, Donald Lancaster. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, T. William McKinney. She is survived by sons, Jeff McKinney and his wife Cathy, Thomas W. McKinney and his wife Gail, Mark McKinney; Patrick McKinney and his wife Valerie; grandchildren, Jessica Shackelford and her husband David, Travis McKinney, Elizabeth Nunez and her husband Francisco, TJ McKinney, Alexandra McKinney, and Luke McKinney; great grandchildren, Sebastian and Sabrina Nunez. As a mother of four busy boys she was involved in PTAs, Cub Scouts, Little League, Babe Ruth and volunteered in fundraisers and served as room Mother. Her hobbies included cooking, baking, ceramics, fishing with her husband, and she established "Can't Be Home for Christmas" for the Albuquerque Fire Department. Lately, she enjoyed the Sanado Women's Club and her "Dutch Lunch Bunch" from the Cottonwood neighborhood where she resided. She was blessed with countless friends, some who've preceded her in death as well as some who now are left here, missing her. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, June 17, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. at French Wyoming Chapel. Since children's welfare was so important to Mary, and the Carrie Tingley children's hospital was so instrumental in her husband Bill's battle with polio as a child, the family requests in lieu of flowers please send donations to Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation P.O. Box 2542 Albuquerque, NM 87125.