James F. McKinley, Jr., passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2015.

McKinley, a well-known pastor, grew up in Clinton County, and lived in Louisville at the time of his death.

He went on to graduate from Wayland Baptist College in Plainview, TX, and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. In 1958, Jim and his wife Betty were appointed by the Foreign Mission Board (now known as IMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention as missionaries to East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. They served in Bangladesh for 34 years.

He is survived by his wife, Betty: a brother, three sisters; his children, Cherie (Gray) Marshall, Kathy, Keith (Gail) McKinley, Wade (Ellen) McKinley and Jill (Miguel) Vergara. He is survived locally by a nephew, Jimmy Ray Patton of Albany.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Westport Road Baptist Church., in Louisville.

In lieu of flowers, please send gifts to The International Mission Board or Westport Road Baptist Church.