Timothy McKinnie

Raleigh:  Mr. Timothy Howell McKinnie, age 63, of Raleigh, formerly of Coats, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Sunday, April 27, 2014, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Coats. Officiating will be Dr. Jim Cochran. Burial will follow in Devotional Gardens, Dunn.      Mr. McKinnie was born November 7, 1950 in Harnett County to the late George and Jean McCauley McKinnie. He was also preceded in death by a Brother, Mike McKinnie. Mr. McKinnie was a retired Wealth Management Planner and Vice President of DMG in Raleigh. Tim was a 1969 graduate of Coats High School where he served as class president and a 1976 graduate of Campbell University. Between his education, he served his country in the US Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict. Mr. McKinnie was also a Town Commissioner in Coats from 1980 to 1994 and served as Mayor from 1988 through 1994. He was a member of the Coats Community Church.       Surviving include his loving and caring Wife of 36 years, Priscilla McGee McKinnie; Step-Son, Dr. Maurice Godwin and wife, Helen, of Fayetteville; Sister, Sandra M. Lamm of Fuquay Varina; Brother, Gary McKinnie of Coats; Special friends, Gertie & David Duke of Erwin, and Mark & Ruth High of Smithfield; two special kids, Sophia Dawn Veola McGee and Bailey Faith Pamela McGee, daughters of Trent & Kim McGee; and two Nephews.       The family will receive friends at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Coats from 1:30PM to 2:45PM Sunday prior to the service.       The family wishes to thank the following special friends during Tim’s sickness, Dr. Michael Zellinger and staff, Dr. Steven Tremont and staff, Dr. Larry Williams and staff, Dr. Maurice Godwin and wife, Gertie and David Duke of Erwin, and Mark and Ruth High of Smithfield.       In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorials to be made to the Cancer Centers of North Carolina, 4101 Macon Pond Road, Raleigh, NC 27607.