Vernon McKinnis Obituary
The passing of Vernon McKinnis of Mobile, Alabama leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on May 15, 2026 at the age of 85. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parent Edna McKinnis Westbrook; his father-in-law Roger Brooks; his uncle Mervin McKinnis; and his sisters-in-law, Glenda Richrardson, Brenda Brooks and Gerlene Haggins Pollard.
He is survived by: his niece Tomekia Brooks Salter; his wife Ernestine McKinnis (Brooks); his children, Vernon McKinnis, Jr. of California, Marvin Brooks (Petite) of Bessemer, AL. and Jovonda Gatley (Paul) of Mobile, AL.; his grandchildren, Jacquese Brooks, William, Jakayla Curtis (Travis), Paul Gatley, Jr., Avian Gatley, Marvin Brooks, Jr., Jackson McKinnis, Jeremiah McKinnis, DeFonte Murphy, D'Shaunna Murphy, Tracyera Murphy and Traymond Murphy; his mother-in-law Katie Brooks; his siblings-in-law, Bonita Kelly, Linda Lockett of Mobile, Jerry Brooks (Debra) of Mobile, William Brooks (Jeanie) of Phoenix, AZ. and Roger Brooks of Tulsa, Oklahoma.; his cousins, James, Linda Johnson and Donna Puckett; his godsons, Oneal Cooker and John Hendricks (Nita); Emma Williams and Linda Johson.
