TOWNSEND - Carol McKinney, of Townsend, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa. She was 68. Mrs. McKinney was born Nov. 5, 1941, in Everett, Pa., the daughter of the late William Clair Clark and Marie Brallier Clark of Smyrna. Mrs. McKinney worked as an Executive Assistant for over 30 years for the Town of Smyrna. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and enjoyed spending time in her beach house, making crafts, baking and cooking. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Bobby Gene McKinney; a daughter, Sandy D. Hamilton and her husband Jim of Elizabethton, Tenn.; two sons, Mitchell G. McKinney and his wife Dawn of Clayton, and Rodney S. McKinney and his wife Brigitte of Smyrna; a brother, David Clark and his wife Barbara of New Cumberland, Pa.; a sister, Shirley Bircher of Delray, W.Va.; two granddaughters, Lindsay and Tiffany Hamilton; and five grandsons, Andrew, Patrick, and Christopher McKinney, and Kurt Reed and Logan McKinney. Memorial services will be 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, in the Faries Funeral Chapel, 29 South Main Street, Smyrna, where friends may call two hours prior to the services. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association, 200 Continental Drive, Newark, DE 19713. Condolence letters may be sent by visiting www.fariesfuneralhome.com.