Patricia Jean Ellis McKinney

God called her home and relieved her of the suffering and pain that cancer had inflicted upon her.

Born August 16, 1950 in Beckley, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Carl Elsworth Ellis and Erma Louise Pittman Ellis.

Patricia was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She attended for 20 years at Sweetwater Baptist Church in Hickory.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 42 years, Marvin McKinney of the home; daughters, Angela Gragg and husband, Jon of Hudson, NC, Rebecca Sigmon and husband, Clay of Newton, NC; brother, Wayne Ellis and wife, Helena of Beaver, WV, grandchildren, Abigail Gragg, Jacob Gragg, Izzy Gragg, Wyatt Sigmon, and Norah Sigmon.

A Service of Remembrance will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Drum Funeral Home Chapel in Conover

with her brother, Wayne Ellis, officiating. Burial to follow at Catawba Memorial Park in Hickory, NC.

The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at Drum Funeral Home in Conover prior to the service.

A memorial can be given to Sherrills Ford Hospice House, 7473 Sherrills Ford Road, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673.