Gregory Ralph McKinnon, 65, of Colfax, WI, and formerly New London, died Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Menomonie, WI.
He was born Feb. 27, 1950 in Burlington, Iowa to Jerry and Freda Preuss McKinnon. On August 13, 1984 at New London, he married JoAnne Davey. Mr. McKinnon was a 1968 graduate of New London High School and Kirksville College in Kirksville, MO with a B.S. in accounting.
He owned and operated McKinnon's Conoco in New London for six years and worked in loss prevention at Wal-Mart in Petersburg, VA for two years before moving to Menomonie. The past 18 years he has worked at Kwik Trip in Wilson, WI. He enjoyed riding his Harley, fishing, swimming, racing snowmobiles and NASCAR racing.
He is survived by his wife, JoAnne of Colfax; his mother, Freda McKinnon of New London; sister, Connie (Paul) Koehler of Sun Lakes, AZ; brother, Jerry (Irma) McKinnon of New Braunfels, TX; mother-in-law, Dorothy Davey of Eau Claire, WI; other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his two sons, Michael and Phillip; father, Jerry and father-in-law, Leon Davey.
A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday at Elliott Chapel, New...[more]
ndon. Pastors David Mixon and Aimee Goldmeyer will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday before the service. Inurnment of his cremains will be held at a later date. A memorial has been established.