Vennie Mae Johnston, 63, of Princeton, passed away Monday, December 11, 2023, at The Maples in Bluefield. Born February 22, 1960, in Princeton, she was the daughter of the late Rita Olen Bolen Johnston and Carl Charles Johnston. Vennie formerly lived in Kernersville, NC, where she worked in housekeeping at Hampton Inn and Quality Inn. Upon returning to Princeton, Vennie worked at Sleep Inn until she became disabled. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her former husband, Melvin McKinney.
She is survived by her daughter, Lillian Ann McKinney of Princeton; her former husbands children, Norman McKinney and wife Tina and David McKinney, all of North Carolina; four grandchildren, Brandon Everett, Russell McKinney, Tiffany McKinney, and Cody McKinney; one great-grandson, Joshua Barber; one brother, Charles Johnston of Matoaka; one sister, Vickie Shrader of Bluefield, WV; and seven nieces and nephews, Darlene, Marlana, Andrew, Jamie, Deanna, Jessica, and Billy.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Monday, December 18, 2023, at Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton with Pastor C.T. Lilly officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Park Cemetery in Princeton. Friends may call at the funeral home from 12:00 p.m. until the service hour Monday.