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Established 1948   Gene B. McElroy 1936 - 2019 Dorothy A. McElroy 1934 - 2017 Dorothy Ann "Dot" McElroy, 82, of Sherman passed away suddenly at home on Wednesday, July 12, 2017.
Dot was born September 8, 1934 in Wichita Falls, daughter of Joe and Lottie Chaney. She was a baton-twirling majorette at Wichita Falls High School, where she met the love of her life, Gene Bruce McElroy. She attended Midwestern University before they were married on July 23, 1955. She was a loving wife, mother, grandma, and G.G. (Great-Grandma), an avid reader and Cowboys fan, who made a mean meatloaf. Dot was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. She and Gene served Meals on Wheels in both Baltimore, Maryland and Sherman for over 30 years. She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Bill Chaney; sister, Jo Moore; and son, Gene Bruce McElroy, Jr.. She is survived by her husband; sister, Bobbie James; daughters and sons-in-law: Kimberly Ann and Doug Bucy of Sherman; Katherine Elaine and Fred Briski of Rockford, Illinois; and daughter-in-law, Kellye Smith of Springdale, Arkansas. She had 7 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held Monday afternoon, July 17, at Grace United Methodist Church. Interment followed at Cedarlawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers for Dot were Michael Franklin, Daniel Franklin, Drew McElroy, Keith McElroy, Fred Briski, James McElroy, Gerald McElroy and Robert Watson.  Gene Bruce McElroy, Sr., passed away at his home on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at age 83. He was born in Crowley, Louisiana on February 28, 1936, son of Rev. Theodore Roosevelt McElroy and Maurine Sutherlin McElroy. The family moved to Paris, Texas and later to Wichita Falls, where Gene graduated high school. That is where he met the love of his life, Dorothy Chaney; and they were married on July 23, 1944. Gene graduated from Texas Christian University with a Bachelor's Degree in Business in 1957. Soon afterwards he was employed by Montgomery Ward, where he eventually managed stores in Ft. Worth, Big Spring, and Sherman, Texas; Little Rock, Arkansas; Huntsville; Alabama; Rockford, Illinois; and as a district manager in Baltimore , Maryland. He retired in 1989 and returned to Sherman in 1990. He and Dot were active in Meals on Wheels in Baltimore and Sherman; and he was involved with Habitat for Humanity in Sherman for over 20 years. Gene was an avid outdoors man and he enjoyed singing in his church choir. He and Dot loved to travel all over the world including Europe and the Mediterranean. He loved his God, he loved his family, and he loved his country. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his son, Gene Bruce McElroy, Jr.; wife, Dorothy "Dot" McElroy; his older brother, Ted McElroy; and younger sister, Waneta Arner. He is survived by his daughter, Kimberly Ann Bucy and husband, Doug, of Sherman; daughter, Katherine Briski and husband, Fred, of North Carolina; daughter-in-law, Kellye Smith of Arkansas; as well as 7 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, October 14, 2019 at Grace United Methodist Church in Sherman with Rev. Frank Drenner officiating. Entombment followed the service at Cedarlawn Memorial Park in Sherman. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Alzheimer's research, Habitat for Humanity or Meals on Wheels, in Gene's name.  Cedarlawn Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |