McKinnon
McKinnon
Debbie Lynn
Waldron Johnson McKinnon HOBOKEN — Debbie Lynn Waldron Johnson McKinnon, 69 of Hoboken, died Saturday morning, August 30, 2025 at Memorial Satilla Health after a brief illness.
Mrs. McKinnon was born in Waycross to the late David Everett Waldron and Leah Mae Rigdon Waldron. She made Hoboken her home for most of her life.
Mrs. McKinnon, a Class of 1974 graduate, worked at JCPenney, then went on to work at a local drug store and cleaning homes before becoming an exceptional homemaker.
She enjoyed spending time outdoors, gardening and listening to the birds.
Mrs. McKinnon was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church where she was a dedicated servant of the church. She taught a children’s Sunday School class for many years and volunteered her time in the kitchen.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. McKinnon is preceded in death by her first husband Gary Johnson; her second husband Gary Vance McKinnon; and a granddaughter, Kayla Danielle McLeod.
She is survived by three children, Christy McLeod and her husband, Howard, of Waycross, Amber Recob and her husband, Stan, of Winter Garden, Fla., and Dana Morgan and her husband, Jon, of Hoboken; four grandchildren, Kyce McLeod, Ellie Morgan, Abbie Morgan and Brodie Morgan; three siblings, Janeth Hitt and her husband, Bob, of Thomson, Ga., Linda Dyches and her husband, Joe, of North Augusta, S.C., and Kay Van Landingham and her husband, Don, of Brunswick; numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A funeral service will be held Friday, September 5, 2025 at 11 a.m., at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church.
Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 10 a.m. Friday. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Pleasant Valley Baptist Church; 7136 Central Ave., Waycross, GA, 31503.
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