William Dale McElroy

William Dale McElroy

William McElroy Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Murfreesboro Funeral Home & Cremation Services on May 3, 2023.

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William Dale McElroy, age 74, died on May 2, 2023. Visitation with the family will be held at Murfreesboro Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, from 9am – 11am with service to follow at 11am in the chapel. Interment will follow at 2pm at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Nashville, TN.

William Dale McElroy was born on October 27, 1948, in Woodbury, TN. He served in the Vietnam War.

William Dale McElroy is survived by his wife, Thelma McElroy, his son Jeff McElroy and daughter-in-law Monica, his daughter Melissa Sparks and son-in-law Todd Sparks, his daughter Becky Gregory and son-in-law Barry Gregory, as well as his grandchildren Avery Sparks, Sophie Sparks, Parker Sparks, Cameron Potts, and Alyssa Gunn. He is also survived by his brother Carl McElroy and sister-in-law Betty McElroy. Preceding him in death were his father William McElroy, mother Jessi Lyon McElroy, and brother Gene McElroy. He is also survived by his cats, Sweet Pea and Blue.

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