Roberta “Evelyn” Pennington McKinnis, age 94, of Prague, Oklahoma, passed away on March 18, 2023 in the presence of her family. Evelyn was born on November 16, 1928 to Ralph Waller and Mabel Agnes (Chambers) Pennington in May, Oklahoma and moved to Blackwell, Oklahoma with her family.

In 1946, Evelyn met Daniel Herbert “also known as Danny, Dan, and DH” McKinnis and they were married April 6, 1947. Evelyn and Danny had 3 children and raised their family in Blackwell, OK. She was a hairdresser, while Danny worked for the Blackwell Fire Department, as Asst. Chief. After retirement, Dan and Evelyn worked at Sequoyah State Park in maintenance and other park activities, then moved to work at a local nursery in Hulbert, OK. Evelyn was a strong, resilient and carrying mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was funny, loving, compassionate, and a guiding light for her family.

Evelyn McKinnis is preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Herbert McKinnis, daughter Denise Annette McKinnis, her parents, two brothers Keith and Harold and two sisters Phyllis Bridges and Katy Ray. She is survived by her sons – Danny Lee McKinnis and his wife Diana, John Lynn McKinnis and his wife Shirley, her grandchildren - Marsha and Chad Blew, Sherrie and Mark Worley, Jake and Sara McKinnis, Leslie and Jeff Bland, and Andrew and Raelene McKinnis, and her greatgrandchildren - Tyler Bland, Lydia Blew, Ethan McKinnis, Ike McKinnis, Zane Bland, Cooper Worley, Norah Blew, Micah Bland, Xander McKinnis, Trever Worley, Jackson McKinnis, Donovan Blew, Madilynn McKinnis and Hannah McKinnis. Also her sister Louise Akers of Tonkawa, Ok.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Prague Memorial Hospital or Sequoyah State Park Nature Center, both organizations that nurtured the McKinnis family and cared for Dan and Evelyn. A family memorial will be held at a later date.

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