But You Didn’t: A Tribute to My Earthly Father

Clara Tear Williams: An Autobiography by My Great Grandmother

Clara Tear Williams: There is a large Clock Tower at Allegheny Wesleyan College in Salem, Ohio dedicated in 2023 with brief biographical info on her upon two plaques and the words to the chorus of her song, “Satisfied” around the tower.

Claude Adams McKinney: Biography of My Great Grandfather

Eulogy for Theresa Pease McKinney, My Wife

Francis Melvin McKinney: A Brief Biography of My Great Great Grandfather

Hortense Heggie: A Tribute to My Maternal Grandmother

Yes, I Remember Momma: A Tribute to My Mother

Rick McKinney is the author or compiler of the above works and is a retired Federal law librarian, a widower, a father, a grandfather, a brother, a neighbor, a servant to many, a commited helper to a few, and a beloved son of God the Father. He lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland where he is an active member of Saint John Neumann Catholic Church, as well as the nearby Mother of God Community. For comments and suggestions please email PonderingsofaPauper@gmail.com.

“As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me” (Psalm 40:17).