James Kenneth Mckinney

James Kenneth McKinney, 79, of Kennesaw, Georgia passed away on May 9^th, 2017. Ken was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 19, 1937.

In 1956, he graduated from the Episcopal Academy, Merion, PA. At Episcopal, Ken was one of the few to earn letters in four sports. He was also awarded with the 1955 All Inter-Academic Gold Football Award presented by the Philadelphia Inquirer. Ken graduated from Michigan State University in 1960 and went on to post graduate work at Villanova University.

In 1960, he married Emilie “Mollie” Maxwell of Philadelphia. They moved to Augusta, Georgia where Ken worked at Riverside Mills before joining Stratton Industries, Cartersville, GA in 1976. Ken completed his career with Shaw Industries, from 1987 until his retirement in 1998.

Ken was a voracious reader, unpublished historian, joke teller extraordinaire and avid dog rescuer. We know Ken would agree with Will Rogers that, “if there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.”

Ken is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mollie McKinney. He is also survived by three daughters, Nancy Vita, Christine McKinney Shivers, and Suzanne Smith, his grandchildren Andrew and Emilie Vita, Max and Mollie Shivers. Ken’s brother, David and his family reside in the Atlanta area.

A private memorial service will be held June 3^rd, 11:00 a.m. at St. Teresa’s Episcopal Church, 5725 Fords Road, Acworth, Ga 30101. Internment of ashes will follow the service at St. James Cemetery, Marietta. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the St. Teresa’s Episcopal Church Building Fund. Online condolences may be expressed at www.csog.com.