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Debora h (Begg) McKinney, 79, of Vernon, beloved wife of 56 years of the late E. Thomas McKinney Jr. passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 3, 2022. Debbie was born July 26, 1943, in Hartford, the oldest of three loving daughters of the late Ross H. Begg Jr. and Wilma (Johnson) Begg. She was raised in Manchester and graduated from Manchester High School, Class of 1961, and earned her degree from Lasell Jr. College in Auburndale, MA.
Prior to her retirement, Debbie worked in the admitting and operating room booking office at Hartford Hospital for many years, a position she excelled at and truly enjoyed. Debbie and her late husband Tom loved Disney World and enjoyed hosting numerous vacations at Disney Resorts with family and friends. She enjoyed planning and organizing the trips as much as the vacation itself. Debbie enjoyed many fun times at the family's cottage in Old Lyme, CT. She enjoyed scrapbooking, was a wonderful cook and a talented knitter. She was happiest seeing other people happy. She was extremely generous, caring, and selfless. Debbie was truly a beautiful person inside and out.
She is survived by her two sons, Thomas McKinney, and his wife Meg of Vernon and their two children Ryan and Brandon, and Richard McKinney, and his wife Christine of Vernon and their daughter Taylor. Her two sisters Nancy Begg and Katherine Kiernan and her husband Robert Kiernan. Her sister-in-law Jane Tait, her nieces, and nephews, Robert and Rebecca Kiernan, Ashley and Andrew Halsted and David Tait and several cousins and wonderful friends. In addition to her husband and parents, Debbie was predeceased by her granddaughter Kayla McKinney.
Calling hours will be at the Ladd-Tarkington & Carmon Funeral Home, 551 Talcottville Road in Vernon on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, from 5-7 pm. Burial will be private in Valley Falls Cemetery, Vernon. Memorial contributions may be made to the Vernon Volunteer Firefighters Association, P.O. Box 951, Vernon, CT 06066. To express your condolences, please visit www.carmonfuneralhome.com
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Phyllis Solomon (Starr)
i have been friends with debbie for 66 years. She was a true and trusted friend that i will miss everyday. She was always a kind and caring friend to me and my whole famiky. We will miss her warm heart and infectious laugh. Each day for us will be a little sadder without her and her late husband Tom , a friend of mine for over 70 years and also a wonderful member of our class too.
Phyllis Solomin Starr
Carol Gliha (Grundman)
So very sorry to hear of Debby's passing. She and Tom were the nicest people. I actually fixed them up in high school. I was dating one of Tom's friends at the time. I got Tom to ask Debby out. We then double dated a few times. Whenever I would see them over the years, they always reminded me how I got them together.
I'm so sad
Carol Gliha Grundman