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Robert McArdle

Mobile, Alabama

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He set the bar very high. That's the best summation I can offer to describe my Dad's life. His name was Robert "Jody" Wilmer McArdle. He lived to be 74. Jody was born into a family of modest means in 1946 near Mobile. As he grew up, he carried the look and tone of a traditional Southern...

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We all loved Jody. He was kind, generous and interested in a variety of subjects and enjoyed conversation. We will remember him as a favorite relative with whom visits were always a pleasure. We were lucky to have seen him last summer in Mobile during our vacation from overseas and enjoyed hearing the many stories and anecdotes he loved sharing. He was a good friend to my father and they both enjoyed each other's company. We are all terribly saddened by Jody's early passing and will...

I went to school with Jody. He was a good friend and he loved baseball. My husband, Jack Thompson coached him on the Bethany Baptist Church team in Whistler. Jack and he both grew up on 4th Street (now named Elba Ave.)
Sue Sutton Thompson