Dr. Calder Willingham Kinney

Dr. Calder Willingham Kinney, 92, of St. Simons Island, departed this life for Heaven, Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted at 2PM Monday, February 3, 2020 at St. Simons Christian Renewal Church with Reverends Mike Murray, Mark Linton, Bill Ligon and Gary Fouche officiating.

Born in Macon, Georgia to the late Francis D. And Eunice W. Kinney, he was a WWII Veteran of The US Navy and US Army and also served in the US Army reserve for 20 years as Captain and Unit Commander. After WWII he attended Mercer University. Dr. Kinney received a PHD from Emanuel Baptist University. Dr. Kinney was a much admired and loved husband, father, grandfather, pastor and counselor and friend. He served as pastor for New Hope Methodist Church. He was a co-founder of Brunswick Christian Renewal Church along with Reverends Bill Ligon and Jim Adkins in 1973, and served as co-pastor for 25 years before he retired in 1998. He also was a counselor with Christian Counseling Office, and served as pastor for Victory Assembly of God. Dr. Kinney was a volunteer chaplain at SGHS and was a member of American Legion on St Simons Island as well as Seaman’s House. He also served in the Rotary Club and was a member of Gideons International. He also worked for 25 years as an insurance underwriter with Southeastern Underwriters Association. As a committed Christian he was deeply passionate about sharing the good news of God’s plan of salvation to others. He was known for distributing thousands of Little Red Bibles everywhere he went including many trips to other countries. He was an avid reader and known as a “Bookaholic”, he also loved a good rainy stormy day. In 2017 he had the privilege of an Honor Flight for Veterans to Washington, DC, which brought him great pleasure. He made many positive contributions to hundreds of people’s lives and will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by all that knew and loved him. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter Carol Kinney.

Survivors include his wife of 68 years Barbara “Bobbie” Ann Kinney of St. Simons Island, a daughter Susan Kinney – Lopez of Brunswick, a son John Calder Kinney of Brunswick, four grandchildren Jenuine Kinney, Jan Marie Kinney, John John Kinney, and Rebekah Lopez, three great grandchildren Rileigh Kinney, John John Kinney III, and Kimberly Neal, and a sister-in-law Betty Jean Dolan.

The family will receive friends Monday February 3, 2020 from 1PM until the funeral hour at St. Simons Christian Renewal Church. Memorial contributions may be made to Little Red Bibles of The American Bible Society, C/O Gary Fouche, St. Simons Christian Renewal Church, 6530 Frederica Road, St. Simons Island, GA 31522 in Dr. Kinneys memory.

Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. www.edomillerandsons.com