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Richard D. McElroy © Enid News and Eagle 02-24-2011 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
ENID — Funeral service for Richard D. McElroy, 89, will be 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, at Willow Road Christian Church with Rev. Carrell Still officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m. in Fairview (McKeeman) Cemetery, near Medford, with arrangements by Anderson - Burris Funeral Home.
Richard was born to Clarence James and Martha Agnes (Mack) McElroy on Oct. 16, 1921, in Phoenix, Ariz., and died Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, in Enid.
The family moved to Santa Monica, Calif., when Richard was a small child. He graduated from Santa Monica High School in June 1940.
He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from Dec. 31, 1942, to Jan. 2, 1946.
He graduated from California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, Calif., with an animal science major and soil science minor.
On June 20, 1954, he married Mary Ruth McKeeman in the chapel of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Sacramento.
Richard took real estate appraisal courses and attended workshops and seminars conducted by the Society of Real Estate Appraisers. Richard worked as an appraiser with Farmers Home Administration of Northern California, appraiser with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento district, appraiser with Crocker National Bank in Sacramento and review appraiser with Federal Highway Administration, California division office.
Richard was a member of American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and the International Right of Way Association. He was a charter member of Sierra Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Loomis, Calif.
After moving to Enid in 1989, Richard had been a member of the Men's Garden Club and Willow Road Christian Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Charles W. McElroy; and sister, Mildred Tison.
Richard is survived by his wife, Ruth; nephew, Robert C. Myers and wife Glenda of Scottsdale, Ariz., and their children, Patricia Ptak and son Ian of Sherman Oaks, Calif., and James C. Myers and wife Cassandra and their children, Andre, Kayla, Robert and Lauren of Gilbert, Ariz.; and niece, Judy Tison of Phoenix. Memorials may be made to Fairview (McKeeman) Cemetery or charity of your choice.
Condolences online at www. anderson burris .com.
(Submitted by family
Mary Ruth McKeeman McElroy © Enid News and Eagle 01-09-2021 Submitted by: Glenn
© Enid News and Eagle
April 8, 1920 - January 6, 2021
Celebration of Life Service for Mary Ruth McElroy, 100, of Enid, will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2021, in Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel, with Jeff Jackson officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview McKeeman Cemetery near Medford, under the direction of Anderson-Burris Funeral Home.
Mary Ruth was born April 8, 1920, on a farm near Jefferson, OK, to Elmer Clyde and Mary Lelia (Mamie) Cole McKeeman and passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at The Commons in Enid.
She rode a school bus to Jefferson School from first grade through high school. After graduating from Jefferson High School in 1938, she attended junior college in Tonkawa, OK, and earned a teaching degree from Northwestern State College in Alva, OK.
Ruth had a long career as a teacher. She first taught two years in rural schools in Oklahoma then moved to California, where she taught elementary grades in Sacramento, California.
She married Richard D. McElroy on June 20, 1954. They lived in California until 1989 when they moved to Enid, OK to be closer to family.
Ruth enjoyed helping and serving others through her various mentorships, tutoring, social groups, and service organizations. She was a charter member of Sierra Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Loomis, CA. In retirement, she enjoyed genealogy and was a charter member of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Roseville, CA, later transferring to the Enid DAR Chapter. Ruth also belonged to the Robert Coe Chapter, Colonial Dames XVII Century and Oklahoma City Chapter Daughters of 1812.
Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Richard; brothers, Elmer, Harold (infant), and Lester. She is survived by her sister, Julia Esther Welch of Wichita, KS; nine nieces and nephews; and many members of their families.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to the Fairview McKeeman Cemetery. Online guestbook and condolences at www.andersonburris.com.
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