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Henry McElroy Obituary

REFORM Henry Bynum McElroy, age 87, of Reform, died Nov. 18, 2010, at Pickens County Medical Center. Services will be 2 p.m. today, Nov. 20, 2010, at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Cody Warren officiating. Burial will follow in Marvin Chapel Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. Visitation will be one hour prior to services and following the services at the funeral home.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Patricia Ann McElroy; and a number of sisters.

Survivors include his daughter, Faye Blackstock (Jack) of Vicksburg, Miss.; his sons, Wayne McElroy (Linda) of Reform, Ala., William "Billy" McElroy (Evelyn) of Carrollton, Ala., and Terry McElroy of Carrollton, Ala.; a sister in Texas; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.

Mr. McElroy was born March 4, 1923, in Pickens County, Alabama. He was a retired truck driver and U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

Pallbearers will be grandsons.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Pickens County Medical Center Foundation, P.O. Box 478, Carrollton, AL 35447.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Tuscaloosa News on Nov. 20, 2010.

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