Kody Ryan Mc Kinney age 25, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018.  Kody was a 2012 graduate from Ervinton High School and attended 3 years of Auto Mechanic training at Dickenson County Career Center and obtained certification in Heavy Equipment and a Class A CDL license from Tri-County Driving Academy in Lebanon, Virginia.  Kody was presently employed by Mark Wagner Construction. He loved people very much and loved talking to people.  He had a great love for his dogs and farm animals.  He also worked at fixing up older model vehicles. Kody was baptized into the Freewill Baptist faith by his uncle Bill Knoskie.  He was preceded in death by his father, Cicero McKinney and grandparents, Maxie Moore, Dan and Effie Knoskie, D.S. and Zelphia Moore, Vester and Lura McKinney.

Survivors include his wife, of almost 5 years, Chasity Hope McKinney of Nora; mother, Judy McKinney of Nora; biological mother, Amber McKinney of Clinchco; biological father, Robert Knoskie of McClure; his brothers, Daniel Knoskie of McClure and Brandon Knoskie of Haysi and Walter McKinney, who was Kodys brother and uncle, of Clinchco; 2 sisters, Kayte Beth McKinney and Shay Raye McKinney both of Clinchco; grandparents, Bobby and Donna Knoskie of McClure; several nieces, nephews. cousins, uncles, aunts and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, December 29 ^th , 2 PM at the Buffalo Freewill Baptist Church with James Moore and Bill Knoskie officiating.  Burial will follow in the Moore Family Cemetery, Nora, Virginia. Pallbearers are Andrew Counts, Dustin Fleming, Sam Perrigan, Tiffany Helton, Scotty Wadell, Danny  Parragon, Scott McKinney and Randy Bise. Honorary pallbearers are Junior Yates, Nathaniel Taylor, Sue Ella Kobak, Walter McKinney, Ronald Mickles, Nick Lothery and Dr. Art VanZee.  Family will receive friends at 1 PM until time of service.