Verna Amelia McKinney, 85 of North East, MD, died Friday, August 12, 2016.

A lifelong resident of North East, MD, she was born on December 18, 1930, the daughter of the late Charles Daniel and Bertha (Heverin) Palmer.  She was the wife of the late Edgar R. McKinney, Sr. who died on June 30, 1993.

Mrs. McKinney is survived by one son: Edgar McKinney, Jr. of Elkton, MD; three sisters: Louise Fillippone, Teresa Heath and Selma Harvey; three brothers: Jack, Fred and Jerry Palmer; and three grandchildren.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was also preceded in death by two sons: Charles Daniel McKinney and Keith Lee McKinney; a grandson: Jeffrey Bridges McKinney; a sister: Marylee Owens; and four brothers: Charles “Bucky” Palmer, Gino Palmer, Lewis Heverin and Drennard "Tatter" Reynolds.  

Funeral services, conducted by Father John Schaeffer, will be held on Monday, August 15, 2016 at 11:00 am at Crouch Funeral Home, P.A., 127 South Main Street, North East, MD, with visitation beginning at 10:00 am until service time.

Interment will follow in North East Methodist Cemetery.

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