Survivors include his wife; Mrs. Lena Sullivan McElroy, Okla. City; three sons, Wayne D. McElroy, Tacoma, Washington, Norman E. McElroy, Okla. City; and St. Sgt. James E. McElroy, Burgstron A. F. B.,; Austin, Texas; three daughters; Patricia A. Shuffield, Newalla, Eva Moore, Okla. City, and Marlene K. Jones, Midwest City; two sisters, Jessie Therrien, Vallejo, Calif, and June Crumpley, Kansas City, Mo.; four brothers, Jack McElroy, Okla. City, Paul McElroy, Okemah, Jimmy McElroy, Cromwell, and Woodrow McElroy, Kansas City, Mo.; 19 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers were Jack Sullivan, Dan Perkins, Danny Perkins, Rick Perkins, Rickey Perkins and Charles Sullivan.