Obituary: Boss McKinnie, Jr.
Mr. Boss McKinnie , Jr. was born March 6, 1940 to the late Boss Monroe McKinnie, Sr. and Lula Mae Hodge McKinnie. On Friday, September 13, 2024, Boss peacefully answered the Lord’s call at Maplewood Health Care Center in Jackson, Tennessee after a lengthy illness.
His funeral service will be held at the Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at 2 p.m. with Reverend Bradley Patterson in charge. Burial will be in the Bolivar Community Cemetery and Dixie Funeral Home is in charge of the professional service.
Preceding him in death are his wife of 45 years, Alma Jean Hunt McKinnie; one sister Mary Jean Jones; and three great grandchildren.
Upon accepting Christ at an early age, he joined New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Hickory Valley, Tennessee. He later joined Greater New Hope Church where he served as a faithful deacon. Boss was a member of the choir and male chorus member until his health failed. His professional journey led him to Shelby County, where he was employed and retired. During his many years, he served as a sanitation worker, the county dog catcher, and retired as a custodian for the health department. He was awarded an honorary commendation from Mayor Willie Herrington for his outstanding performance. After retirement, he served as a volunteer grandparent and delivered meals for the Head Start program through Southwest Human Resources in Grand Junction, Tennessee.
Throughout his life, Boss remained a devoted Christian, deeply rooted in his faith. He was a loving husband while he was married and father of six for 60 years. Boss was known throughout his community as “Pee Paw”. Those who will cherish and honor his memories include two daughters, Gloria (Phillip, Sr.) Jones of Toone, Tennessee and Joyce (Ronald) Bass of Bolivar, Tennessee; four sons, James Dennis McKinnie of Collierville, Tennessee, Steven (Brandy) McKinnie of Jackson, Tennessee, Darry (Laverne) McKinnie of Rossville, Tennessee, and Frederick (Toni) McKinnie of Jackson, Tennessee; four sisters, Betty Bordon of Rockford, Illinois, Mae Ella Parham of San Diego, California, Martha (Roy) Jones of Bolivar, Tennessee, and Nancy (Ronald) Cole of Jackson, Tennessee; one brother, Issac (Rose) McKinnie of Rockford, Illinois; sister-in-law, Olean Beard of Hickory Valley, Tennessee; two brothers-in-law, Minister James Jones of Toone, Tennessee and Nathaniel Hardaway of Omaha, Nebraska; twenty-three grandchildren; 42 great grandchildren; five great-great grand-children; one aunt, Mary Lucille Hunt of Grand Junction, Tennessee; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Courtesy of Dixie Funeral Home, Bolivar, Tennessee.
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