Service Information
Elsa McKinney, age 88, of Norwood Young America, Minnesota, formerly of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020, at The Haven at Peace Village in Norwood Young America, Minnesota.
Memorial Services will be held at a later date.
Online Guest Book is available at www.mcbridechapel.com
Obituary
Elsa Dean McKinney was born on February 6, 1932, in Stewart County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of William “Jeff” and Elsa Bueldine (Averitt) Ezell. Elsa was baptized as an infant at the Church of Christ in Big Rock. She was a graduate of the South Christian High School Class of 1950. Elsa furthered her education at the Nashville Business College for two years earning a degree in business.
Elsa resided in Hopkinsville, KY and was married to Howard C. McKinney, Jr. She was blessed with two children, Debra and Timothy.
Elsa was employed as a secretary at Tatum Insurance Company in Hopkinsville for 15 years. She retired in 1976. Elsa was an active member of Henderson Memorial Baptist Church where she taught children’s Sunday school for 35 years. She served on many church committees throughout the years.
Elsa enjoyed going to church and reading the Bible. She also enjoyed gardening and attending family events. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family, grandchildren and friends.
Elsa moved to Minnesota to live with her son in 2016, and became a resident at The Haven at Peace Village in Norwood Young America in 2018. She passed away there on Friday, November 20, 2020, at the age of 88 years.
Blessed be her memory.
Elsa is survived by her:
Daughter, Deborah Gail Dixon and her husband, Joseph, of Elizabethtown, KY;
Son, Timothy McKinney and his wife, Donna Sue, of Waconia, MN;
Grandchildren, Angela Dixon, Joey (Jennifer) Dixon, Nathan (Cerisa) McKinney, Andrew McKinney, Aaron (Lisa) McKinney;
Great Grandchildren, Seth Dixon, Jakob Cothern, Lily Dixon, and Kylie Dixon; Asher McKinney, Everett McKinney;
Brother, David Ezell and his wife, Nancy, of Gracey, KY;
Sisters, Bonnie Snoddy and her husband, Marvin, of Nolensville, TN,
Rhea Snoddy of Franklin, TN;
Many other relatives and friends.
Elsa is preceded in death by her Parents, William and Elsa Bueldine Ezell; Brother-In-Law, Wayne Snoddy.
Maggie Grove says
I am so sad and sorry to see that Elsa passed away. I feel so lucky that I was able to get to know her at the Haven. I met her the day she moved into Reflections. My deepest sympathy to your family. Maggie
Mark S Dunaway says
Happy trails, Aunt Dean, until we meet again! I have such fond memories of seeing you, my aunt-by-marriage and the rest of the clan in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, each and every Christmas, at Grandmother Ezell’s house, for so many years. No matter how far we got away, it seems that every Christmas Eve (almost) all of us would return to that little farmhouse sitting out in middle of the fields of Christian County, Ky. Many Easters too we would return to observe the rites of Spring and an Easter egg hunt full of cousins once and twice removed. I remember well your sweet smile and your gentle Southern accent, as you genuinely inquired as to how we were doing and how was life. I know you are gathered now unto our fathers and mothers who have gone on before, not because of what church you went to or because of your works for God, but because of the faith I always saw reflected in your kind words and gentle spirit. Only a soul redeemed from the sins we all have committed by the Blood of the Lamb can love and care for others like you did. I also saw your love for God reflected in my friend and cousin, your son, Tim. I know the roots of his faith are in yours. I know like hundreds of other kids, you taught him too about about the love of a Heavenly Father who would give his only Son for a lost world, if they would only accept His Gift by faith. Thanks for living a Godly life, Aunt Dean. Enjoy the reward of your faith. Enjoy the mansion Jesus prepared for you there on The Other Side. ~With Love, Mark