Roger "PaPa" McKinney, 83, of Odem, Texas went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, May 13, 2016. Services will be held at Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors located at 5400 North Street, Nacogdoches TX on Wednesday May 18th at 10 o'clock in the morning. Ralph Stephens, Roger's son in law, will officiate. Burial will follow at Sacul Cemetery in Sacul, Texas with the United States Army performing military honors.
Roger was born in Nacogdoches County, Texas on July 3, 1932 to Roger Sr. and Erlene (Crisp) McKinney.
He was a member of the Class of 1951, Nacogdoches High School and a member of the Parkside Church of God in Corpus Christi.
On July 28, 1951, Roger married his high school sweetheart, Christine Champion. He worked for Gulf Iron Works as a structural welder before serving in the United States Army at Ft. Bliss, Texas from 1953 to 1955. After his military service, Roger spent the next 40+ years providing for his family as pipeline welder and inspector across Texas. It was once mentioned that the only two things that Roger couldn't weld together was rope or a broken heart, but that he could mend either with time.
When he wasn't working, Roger enjoyed vacationing to the Frio River with family and touring the country with his travel trailer and on his Honda Aspencade motorcycle.
Papa retired from pipelining to his farm in Odem, Texas where he opened and operated a welding & small engine repair shop for a short time. He spent the remainder of his years spoiling & teasing his grandchildren & great-grandchildren, providing maintenance for the grounds and facilities at Camp Amigo on Lake Corpus Christi, traveling from Odem to Nacogdoches to spend time with family and friends, tending to his farm and garden, and working on a never ending honey-do list for his wife.
Roger was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Christine; two children, a son, Mitchell "Butch" McKinney, and a daughter, LaRue (Ralph) Stephens, both of Odem, Texas; three grandchildren, Lori (James) Sisson, Rory (Sarah) Stephens, and Casey (Bobbie) Kite; and three great-grandchildren, Christine Grace, James Garret Sisson and Roger Glenn Stephens.
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Roger was born in Nacogdoches County, Texas on July 3, 1932 to Roger Sr. and Erlene (Crisp) McKinney.
He was a member of the Class of 1951, Nacogdoches High School and a member of the Parkside Church of God in Corpus Christi.
On July 28, 1951, Roger married his high school sweetheart, Christine Champion. He worked for Gulf Iron Works as a structural welder before serving in the United States Army at Ft. Bliss, Texas from 1953 to 1955. After his military service, Roger spent the next 40+ years providing for his family as pipeline welder and inspector across Texas. It was once mentioned that the only two things that Roger couldn't weld together was rope or a broken heart, but that he could mend either with time.
When he wasn't working, Roger enjoyed vacationing to the Frio River with family and touring the country with his travel trailer and on his Honda Aspencade motorcycle.
Papa retired from pipelining to his farm in Odem, Texas where he opened and operated a welding & small engine repair shop for a short time. He spent the remainder of his years spoiling & teasing his grandchildren & great-grandchildren, providing maintenance for the grounds and facilities at Camp Amigo on Lake Corpus Christi, traveling from Odem to Nacogdoches to spend time with family and friends, tending to his farm and garden, and working on a never ending honey-do list for his wife.
Roger was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Christine; two children, a son, Mitchell "Butch" McKinney, and a daughter, LaRue (Ralph) Stephens, both of Odem, Texas; three grandchildren, Lori (James) Sisson, Rory (Sarah) Stephens, and Casey (Bobbie) Kite; and three great-grandchildren, Christine Grace, James Garret Sisson and Roger Glenn Stephens.
Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors
Roger "PaPa" McKinney, 83, of Odem, Texas went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, May 13, 2016. Services will be held at Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors located at 5400 North Street, Nacogdoches TX on Wednesday May 18th at 10 o'clock in the morning. Ralph Stephens, Roger's son in law, will officiate. Burial will follow at Sacul Cemetery in Sacul, Texas with the United States Army performing military honors.
Roger was born in Nacogdoches County, Texas on July 3, 1932 to Roger Sr. and Erlene (Crisp) McKinney.
He was a member of the Class of 1951, Nacogdoches High School and a member of the Parkside Church of God in Corpus Christi.
On July 28, 1951, Roger married his high school sweetheart, Christine Champion. He worked for Gulf Iron Works as a structural welder before serving in the United States Army at Ft. Bliss, Texas from 1953 to 1955. After his military service, Roger spent the next 40+ years providing for his family as pipeline welder and inspector across Texas. It was once mentioned that the only two things that Roger couldn't weld together was rope or a broken heart, but that he could mend either with time.
When he wasn't working, Roger enjoyed vacationing to the Frio River with family and touring the country with his travel trailer and on his Honda Aspencade motorcycle.
Papa retired from pipelining to his farm in Odem, Texas where he opened and operated a welding & small engine repair shop for a short time. He spent the remainder of his years spoiling & teasing his grandchildren & great-grandchildren, providing maintenance for the grounds and facilities at Camp Amigo on Lake Corpus Christi, traveling from Odem to Nacogdoches to spend time with family and friends, tending to his farm and garden, and working on a never ending honey-do list for his wife.
Roger was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Christine; two children, a son, Mitchell "Butch" McKinney, and a daughter, LaRue (Ralph) Stephens, both of Odem, Texas; three grandchildren, Lori (James) Sisson, Rory (Sarah) Stephens, and Casey (Bobbie) Kite; and three great-grandchildren, Christine Grace, James Garret Sisson and Roger Glenn Stephens.
Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors
Roger was born in Nacogdoches County, Texas on July 3, 1932 to Roger Sr. and Erlene (Crisp) McKinney.
He was a member of the Class of 1951, Nacogdoches High School and a member of the Parkside Church of God in Corpus Christi.
On July 28, 1951, Roger married his high school sweetheart, Christine Champion. He worked for Gulf Iron Works as a structural welder before serving in the United States Army at Ft. Bliss, Texas from 1953 to 1955. After his military service, Roger spent the next 40+ years providing for his family as pipeline welder and inspector across Texas. It was once mentioned that the only two things that Roger couldn't weld together was rope or a broken heart, but that he could mend either with time.
When he wasn't working, Roger enjoyed vacationing to the Frio River with family and touring the country with his travel trailer and on his Honda Aspencade motorcycle.
Papa retired from pipelining to his farm in Odem, Texas where he opened and operated a welding & small engine repair shop for a short time. He spent the remainder of his years spoiling & teasing his grandchildren & great-grandchildren, providing maintenance for the grounds and facilities at Camp Amigo on Lake Corpus Christi, traveling from Odem to Nacogdoches to spend time with family and friends, tending to his farm and garden, and working on a never ending honey-do list for his wife.
Roger was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Christine; two children, a son, Mitchell "Butch" McKinney, and a daughter, LaRue (Ralph) Stephens, both of Odem, Texas; three grandchildren, Lori (James) Sisson, Rory (Sarah) Stephens, and Casey (Bobbie) Kite; and three great-grandchildren, Christine Grace, James Garret Sisson and Roger Glenn Stephens.
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