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- [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 17 Nov 2006.
McGINNIS , DR. JOHN M. age 90, passed away Thursday November 16, 2006 at Colonial Hills Nursing Home. Dr. John was preceded in death by: his parents, James Witherspoon McGinnis and Leanna Johnson McGinnis ; eight sisters; his first wife, SanOlive Griffin McGinnis of Decatur, Georgia; eldest daughter, Dr. Leanne Keith of Brandon, Florida; youngest son, James Griffin Mc-Ginnis; step-daughter, Sarah Tinsley Cooke. John is survived by: beloved wife, Louise Tinsley McGinnis ; son, John Witherspoon McGinnis and wife Nancy of Strawberry Plains; daughter, Sammi Johnson and husband Rick of Strawberry Plains; grandchildren, Dr. Leanne Kersey and husband Brant and their children Will and Emily of Knoxville; grandson, James Witherspoon McGinnis of Knoxville; granddaughter,
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~Allison Antemann and husband Mark and their children Justin, Jack, Joey, James, and Jessica of Fort Lauderdale;
grandson, Rob Keith and his new wife Nicole of New York; step-children, Randy Tinsley of Rockford, Phil Tinsley of Sarasota, Susan Denton of Maryville, Robert Tinsley of Strawberry Plains; along with many step-grandchildren; sisters, Elsie Miller of Mississippi and Alice Capel of South Carolina. The family will receive friends Saturday November 18, 2006 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm with a chapel service to follow at 7:00pm, Rev. John Shepherd, Rev. John Tomerson and Rev. David Ward officiating. Interment will be Sunday November 19, 2006 at 2:00 pm in the Trentville Cemetery. Evergreen Funeral Home, 7426 Asheville Highway, 865-637-7955, is honored to serve the family of Dr. John McGinnis.
- [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 258-64-0941.
Issued in Georgia, residing in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee
- [S87] Death Certificate.
Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File #
MCGINNIS JOHN 11-16-2006 / 90 BLOUNT BLOUNT / TN MARRIED M WHITE 52637
- [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 18 Nov 2006.
he Rev. John M. McGinnis , a longtime Knoxville pastor, died Thursday. He was 90.
Rev. McGinnis was born Aug. 28, 1916, in Hazlehurst, Miss. He graduated from Mississippi College in 1938 with a diploma of special distinction, the school's highest honor.
He earned a master's degree in theology three years later from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and delivered his class's commencement address.
He served as pastor of churches in Reidsville, N.C.; Cedartown, Ga.; Tifton, Ga.; and Atlanta before coming to Knoxville in 1965 as pastor of Bell Avenue Baptist Church (now Chilhowee Hills Baptist).
Rev. McGinnis held that post for 12 years, leaving in 1976 to become pastor of First Baptist Church of Reidsville — the church where his full-time preaching career began more than 30 years earlier. He returned to Knoxville in 1981 to serve as pastor of Rocky Hill Baptist Church and later as pastor of Riverdale Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends today 5-7 p.m. with a service to follow in the chapel of Evergreen Funeral Home. Burial will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in Trentville Cemetery.
Evergreen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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