Bernard “Barney” Richard McKinney, 99, a longtime resident of Portsmouth, OH, and New Albany, IN, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020, at the Hill View Retirement Center in Portsmouth. He was born in Portsmouth in 1920, a son of the late William and Anna Marie Kessinger McKinney.
Barney was the founder and president of the former Scioto Woods Company in Portsmouth and a member of All Saints Episcopal Church. He attended George Washington University and was a 1938 Portsmouth High School graduate. He served as a Captain in the Army Air Corps during World War II, where he worked in intelligence as an aerial reconnaissance officer.
Surviving is his wife of 74 years, Patricia Dean Breece McKinney. The couple was married on November 17, 1945, in Portsmouth. Also surviving are two sons, Breece (Darlene) Richard McKinney of Winnetka, IL and Dean (Lynn) McKinney of Raleigh, NC; and three grandchildren, Annsley McKinney, Elizabeth McKinney and Stahler (Sarah-Butler) McKinney.
His brother, William McKinney, also preceded him in death.
A Memorial Service will be held Saturday at All Saints Episcopal Church at a time to be announced with Deacon Richard Schisler officiating. Inurnment will be in the St. Thomas Columbarium at the church.