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Wanda McKinney Obituary
Born in Clayton, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late James Henry "Teeter" McKinney and the late Ella Mae Miller Swanson.
She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who enjoyed flying and spending time with her family. Wanda earned her pilot's license at Pickens Airport and was a self-employed real estate agent for many years.
She is survived by son, Scott (Tina) Evan McKinney of Walhalla; daughters, Melissa Dryman of Liberty and Tracy (Eric) Roland of Pickens; sister, Shirley (Robert) Coker of Ware Place; granddaughter, Jennifer L. Hendrix of Spartanburg; great-grandchildren, Christian Ashburn and David McLead; and her special friends, Carol Holcomb of Walhalla and Jerri Talley of Clemson.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her previous husbands.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 31, in Miller Cemetery in Highlands.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society at donate.cancer.org or to the American Wildlife Foundation at awildfound.org.
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Mike Thompson
November 7, 2025
I am so sorry to hear of Wanda passing. I always thought very highly of her and didn't see her since the early 1980 era. Teeter was one of my best ever friends and cousins and we were nearby neighbors on Cullasaja Drive where my dogs would walk him home from my house and up the road to my house. He was always a welcome sight and when visiting kept me abreast of his family and especially Wanda.
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