Roy Buchannon Mcginnis

McGinnis, Roy B, age 95 of Corryton, passed away July 17, 2014 at Tennova Residential Hospice after a brief illness. He served with the United States Army Corp of Engineers and the Transportation Department during WWII, stationed in Italy. Roy retired from Pet Dairy with 35 years of service and Knox County with 15 years of service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alma Vittetoe McGinnis; parents, H.R. and Nancy McGinnis; brothers, Lester and Jewett McGinnis. Roy is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Roger Keck; grandsons, Joel Wolfenbarger and wife Jennifer, Justin Keck and wife Heather; great-grandsons, Harrison, Hayden, and Holden Wolfenbarger; great-granddaughters, Hayley and Kinley Keck, all of Corryton; special friend, Wanda McAnally. Family and friends will meet at the funeral home by 1:30 pm Sunday and proceed to Ft. Sumter Community Cemetery for 2:00 pm graveside service with Rev. Vencent Jones officiating. Military honors will be provided by East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be Justin Keck, Joel Wolfenbarger, Earl Keck, Steve McGinnis, Bobby Joe Blankenship, and Ronnie Nelson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Tennova Healthcare Auxiliary Hospice Fund, 7447 Andersonville Pike, Knoxville, TN 37938. Family and friends may call at their convenience Saturday at Mynatt Funeral Home Halls Chapel.