Charles Donald �Don� McKinley, 76, of Calhoun died Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born November 19, 1934 in Knoxville, Tennessee he was the son of the late Roy Jefferson McKinley, and the late Nell Richards McKinley. He was also preceded in death by his wife of thirty-four years, Edwana Harz McKinley; and his sister, June McKinley Ogle.
Don was a Pastor with Without Walls ministry. He will always be remembered by those who knew him as an anointed man of God who loved his family with a passion, served Christ to the uttermost, and never missed an opportunity to tell a lost soul about Jesus.
Survivors include his children and their spouses, Donna and John Swearingen of Ocala, Florida, Stephen McKinley of Washington, D.C., Karen Ledford of Adairsville, Ivan and Mary McKinley of Calhoun, Timothy and Sarah McKinley of White, and Philip and Stacy McKinley of Canton; his brother, Roy McKinley of Los Angeles, California; his sisters, Ann Rose of Los Angeles, California, and Janice McKinley of Oklahoma; eleven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Without Walls Cartersville with Pastor Tim McKinley, Rev. Ivan McKinley, and Rev. Curtis Price II officiating. Interment will be private.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Without Walls Cartersville at 214 Nelson St. Cartersville, GA 30120.