McKinley, Janita Kay

1937 - 2009  (72 years)

• Name	McKinley, Janita Kay
  Born	24 May 1937	Melrose, Curry County, New Mexico, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	29 Jul 2009	Covenant Medical Center - Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
  Buried	Portales Cemetery - Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA
  	Findagrave.com Memorial #39749973
  Person ID	I12011	Coursey-Sansing Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	McKinley, Elliot Cleo (Dick),   b. 16 Jan 1903, Callahan County, Texas, USA ,   d. 3 May 1983, Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Cundiff, Cloris Nevada (Clarie),   b. Abt 1906, Coleman County, Texas, USA ,   d. Abt 1949, Melrose, Curry County, New Mexico, USA  (Age ~ 43 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1925	Callahan County, Texas, USA
  Family ID	F4864	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harris, Walter Heck (Bud),   b. 15 Jan 1938, Clovis, Curry County, New Mexico, USA ,   d. 17 Jan 2014, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	22 Jan 1959	Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA
  Children	1. Harris, Andrea   2. Harris, Brian   3. Harris, Patti   4. Harris, Steve
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F4867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Janita Kay McKinley
  		Janita Kay McKinley

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary   Janita Kay McKinley Harris passed away at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, on July 19, 2009, after a lengthy battle with cancer.� "Cowboy", as all the McKinley girls were called by their Dad, was born May 24, 1937, in Melrose, New Mexico to E.C. and Cloris McKinley. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Walter "Bud" Harris; four children, Andrea (Michael) Kyte of Tres Piedras, New Mexico, Brian (Connie) Harris of Parker, Colorado, Patti (Tim) Richardson of Portales, New Mexico, and Steve (Diane) Harris of Roswell, New Mexico; seven grandchildren, Erica (Robert) Arena of Valdosta, Georgia, Alianne (Jeff) Bacon of Goldsboro, North Carolina, Theo Kyte of Tres Piedras, New Mexico, Tim (Veronica) Richardson of Portales, New Mexico, Charlyn Richardson of Portales, New Mexico, Taylor Harris and Lane Harris of Roswell, New Mexico, and two great-grandchildren, Annabella Bacon and Johnathan Bacon of Goldsboro, North Carolina and two sisters, Wanda Tarpley of Roswell, New Mexico and Ouida Lowrey of Albuquerque, New Mexico and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Janita McKinley married Walter Harris in Portales, New Mexico on January 22, 1959.� She was a wife and mother of four children. Janita began working for the New Mexico State Police on March 15, 1971 as a dispatcher.� She rose to the position of Administrative Secretary and retired from that position on December 27, 1996. They moved to Roswell, New Mexico in the Fall of 2003. She is preceded in death by her parents, Cloris McKinley (12/13/1947) and E.C. McKinley (5/4/1983). Cremation has occurred and a private interment will be held at the Portales Cemetery.� A public memorial service is scheduled for Friday, July 24, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 823 University Drive, Portales, New Mexico.� In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting a donation to the American Cancer Society or a charity of your choice. Local arrangements by Wheeler Mortuary, 575-356-4455. Published in the Clovis News Journal and the Portales News-Tribune from 7/22/2009 - 7/23/2009