Furnie Lee McKinney

On April 10, 1938, Furnie Lee McKinney embraced this world to his mother, Sarah Seward-McKinney and father, William Bill McKinney in Ore City, Texas. He attended public schools in Ore City until his relocation to Dallas, Texas, where he met and married Dorothy Mae Frierson. Lee, as he was affectionately known, worked in the construction industry with Henry Beck Company for a number of years until he set his sights on bigger moves. During his early adult years, Lee was able to fulfill a lifetime dream of becoming an entrepreneur. Along this journey, he owned a social club in Sunny South Dallas, a full-service gas station, Lee’s Texaco in Oak Cliff and a host of rental and livestock properties. Lee accepted Christ and was a member of the New Leaf Baptist Church in Dallas Texas.

Furnie Lee McKinney passed from labor to reward on Thursday, January 11, 2024.

He was welcomed into his eternal home of Glory by both parents and six sisters, Louise Grant, Hulene Jackson, Daisy McKinney, Willie Mae McKinney, Vergie Nell McKinney, and Tennie B McKinney.

He leaves to cherish his memories, his wife of 66 years, Dorothy; son, Michael Wayne (Tanya); one daughter, Sheryl Evans; six grandkids and thirteen great-grandkids; one sister, Laura Mae Knox and one brother, Raymond Earl McKinney(Lisa). Lee also leaves a host of cousins, nieces, and nephews who loved him dearly. He also had three faithful lifetime friendships with Ronnie Thomas, Calvin Warner and Charles Thompson.