Doris C. McKinney

Doris (Chadwick) McKinney, 102, died December 20, 2020, after a short illness. She was born August 8, 1918 in Saluda, South Carolina. She was the youngest daughter of Junius B. Whitaker Chadwick and Nora (Owenby) Chadwick.

Doris was predeceased by her husband, William Riley McKinney (Col. USAF Reserve), her son Ronald William McKinney and a granddaughter, Jacqueline Jacobo. Doris was the last member of her birth family.

She is survived by her daughter, Gail Jacobo, daughter-in-law, Kathleen Crum McKinney, grandson, William Crum (Caroline) McKinney, granddaughter, Kathleen Chadwick (Josh) Collier and her great grandchildren, Henry, Margaret and Elizabeth McKinney and Benjamin Collier. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews who loved her very much.

Doris was a home maker until her children were in college. Then she enjoyed working with Voter Registration and the Election Commission. It was a perfect match for her love of local history and politics which began when as a small child she accompanied her father to stump meetings and campaigns when he served as mayor of Saluda and in the South Carolina General Assembly. One of her favorite stories was how her own grandmother proudly cast her own vote from her death bed in the 1924 election after women received the right to vote.

Her outgoing personality was reflected in her social nature and ready wit. These characteristics endured to the very end of her life. She loved word play and was a wizard at difficult crossword and logic puzzles as well as encryptions.

As a lifelong Baptist she was a member of the Pendleton Street Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for decades and was WMU President. For the past several years she has been under the pastoral care of Buncombe Street United Methodist Church’s visitation team.

There will be a private family service. Memorials can be made to the Salvation Army, Congregational Care-Caring Ministry Buncombe Street United Methodist Church or the Nature Conservancy.

A special thank you to Caris Hospice. Her family would like to extend deep and heartfelt thanks to staff and friends at The Palmettos of Mauldin Assisted Living. They have been a source of care, friendship and loving support for the last ten years. Thank you all.