Elmo "Eddy" Edward McKinney JR

November 24, 1947 - January 15, 2019

Elmo Edward “Eddy” McKinney, Jr., 71, of Brooksville, KY, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Health Care in Edgewood. Born on November 24, 1947, in Connorsville, IN, he was a son of the late Elmo Edward McKinney, Sr. and Audrey King McKinney. He was a truck driver for 31 years, a manufacturing team member with Aisin Automotive, a farmer, and a member of Neave United Methodist Church, Bracken County. He played on the 1965 Pendleton County Basketball Team coached by Phillip Wood which competed in the State Tournament. He made sorghum with his family and enjoyed fishing and sports. He is survived by five children; Marilyn (Richard) Kiskaden and Brian (Melissa) McKinney, both of Brooksville, KY, Charles (Lesley) Chamberlin of Verona, KY, Daniel McKinney of Falmouth, KY, and Jason (Allison) Caldwell of Butler, KY; two foster children: John Harvill and Josh Harvill; 20 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; one brother, Michael (Angie) McKinney of Foster, KY, one sister, Carol (Cricket) Polley of Falmouth, KY; and a host of extended family and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his foster child, Jason Harvill and his brother, Daniel A. McKinney.