Irma McKinney

Services for Irma McKinney, 69, of Longview will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Murry League Baptist Church in Ore City.  Burial will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Ore City. 

Mrs. McKinney was born January 11, 1951 in Marion County and passed away January 25, 2020 in Longview.

Family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until 7:00 p.m. Friday evening at Reeder-Davis Funeral home in Ore City.

Irma Delores Wilson-McKinney, 69, of Longview passed away on January 25^th, 2020, in the loving comfort of her home.

Irma was born in Ore City, Texas to the late H.B. and Myrtle Blackmon on January 11^th, 1951. She was one of two siblings born of that union. Shortly after, her family moved to Port Author, Texas where she attended Carver Elementary School. Her family moved back to Ore City, and she attended Duncan  Elementary School.  She graduated from Ore City High School in 1969. Soon after graduation she moved to Harvey, Illinois, where she worked as an insurance underwriter for CNA Insurance for 15 plus years. While working at CNA Insurance Company, she furthered her experiences by gaining a certification in Insurance underwriting.

 In 1969, she mothered her first child, Anthony (Tony) Wilson. Shortly after she mothered a loving baby girl, Lu Adron Wilson in 1972. Irma was a  dedicated mother first and foremost. She treasured her children and embraced every moment with them. Irma had a vivacious personality and always made people around her laugh. She made friends            everywhere she went. Most of all she loved to instill in her children strong values that have served them well. Irma was the strongest woman you would ever meet. She wasn’t afraid of anyone or anything. She was a fierce mother who loved to spend time with her family and friends. She was also a sports fan and LOVED the Dallas Mavericks Basketball Team. When she wasn’t with her family or friends, she was enjoying watching her sport teams. She will be dearly missed and forever in our hearts.

Irma moved back to Texas in 1992 and went to work at Good Shephard Hospital in Longview until she retired after 27 years.

 She is preceded in death by her parents, H.B. and Myrtle Morrow- Blackmon.

Those left to cherish her memories are: her   children, Anthony (Tony) Wilson of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Lu Adron Wilson of Longview,     Texas; her sister, Dorothy Turner of Longview,    Texas; as well as a host of cousins, nephews, nieces and friends.