Sharon Kae McKinnon

Sharon Kae McKinnon, 45, of Nebo, NC died unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 22, 2015.  Born in Tiffin, OH on November 17, 1969, she was the daughter of Edward Joseph McKinnon of St. Petersburg, FL and Nancy Mae Collier of St Petersburg.  Sharon was a former volunteer for Guardian Ad Litem.  She worked in social services for Burke and McDowell Counties.  She was a loving mother, sister, and passionate children’s advocate and will be greatly missed.

In addition to her parents, Sharon is survived by her daughters, Alexis Sage Hathaway and Olivia Jade Hathaway, both of Nebo, NC; the father of her children, John Hathaway; sisters, Deborah Ann Martin and her husband, Bricker, of Aviston, IL, Dianna Lynn Emery and her husband, John, of Mountain Grove, MO; Karen Mae Belair (her twin sister) of Gastonia, NC, and Denice Marie McLaughlin of Marion, NC; a brother, Mark Alan Stanton and his wife, Phyllis, of St. Petersburg, FL; and a number of nephews and nieces.

The funeral will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 26, 2015 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center with Pastor David Stikeleather officiating.  Burial will follow in Nebo Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:30 until 3:00 p.m. prior to the service.