TITLE:  Eugene McElroy

SOURCE: The Beaufort Gazette, June 12, 2001

SUBMITTED: The Beaufort Gazette

FORMATTED: Kim Grissom, June 2001

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Eugene McElroy
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Eugene McElroy, 76, of Kerrville, 
Texas, died Sunday, June 10, 2001. Graveside services will be at 1 
p.m. Friday in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas.
Mr. McElroy was born July 12, 1924, in Dover, Tenn., a son of James 
Monroe and Anna Hogan McElroy. He grew up in Tennessee and entered the 
U.S. Marine Corps in 1943. He participated in the amphibious landings 
against the Japanese on the Marshall Islands, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo 
Jima during World War II. He also saw combat in Korea and Vietnam and 
was stationed at Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot twice. After 
retiring from active military service in 1968, he was employed by The 
Citadel in Charleston, providing transportation services for the 
college's sports teams. He moved to Texas in the early 1980s and has 
been a resident of Kerrville for the past two years. Surviving are his 
wife of 18 years, Ruby J. McElroy of Kerrville; a daughter, Phyllis 
Woodard of Arlington, Tenn.; three sons, Phillip McElroy of 
Murfreesboro, Tenn., George A. Denka of Blythewood and Rick E. McElroy 
of Hilton Head; two daughters, Bernadette M. Knox of Niceville, Fla., 
and Lynette C. McElroy of Greenville; 11 grandchildren and nine 
great-grandchildren. The family suggests that those who wish may make 
memorials to the American Cancer Society. The Grimes Funeral Home 
Chapels, Kerrville, is in charge. 

SSgt Eugene McElroy, USMC (Ret), age 76, of Kerrville, Texas, passed 
away June 10, 2001, after a long battle with cancer. He was born July 
12, 1924, in Dover, Tenn., son of the late James Monroe and Anna Hogan 
McElroy. He grew up in Tennessee and entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 
1943. He participated in the amphibious landings against the Japanese 
on the Marshall Islands, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima during World War 
II; and also saw combat in Korea and Vietnam. After retiring from 
active military service in 1968, he was employed by the Citadel in 
Charleston, S.C., providing transportation services for the college's 
sports teams. He moved to Texas in the early 1980's and has been a 
resident of Kerrville for the past two years. He is survived by his 
wife of 18 years, Ruby J. McElroy of Kerrville, Texas; daughter, 
Phyllis Woodard of Arlington, Tenn.; son Phillip McElroy of 
Murfreesboro, Tenn.; son, George A. Denka of Blythewood, S.C.; son, 
Rick E. McElroy of Hilton Head, S.C., daughter Bernadette M. Knox of 
Niceville, Fla.; and daughter Lynnette C. McElroy of Greenville, S.C.; 
11 grandchildren, David Woodard of Arlington, Tenn., Jeff Woodard of 
Arlington, Tenn., Stacy Holland of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Holly Hix of 
Tallahassee, Fla., Chris McElroy of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Alex Denka of 
Greenville, S.C., Ansley Rudd of Fayetteville, N.C., Ricky McElroy of 
Hilton Head, S.C., Riley McElroy of Hilton Head, S.C., Christopher 
Knox of Niceville, Fla., and Alexia Knox of Niceville, Fla.; and nine 
great grandchildren, Abigail, Maggie, Noah, and Gracie Woodard of 
Arlington, Tenn.; Chad Jackson, and Grant Holland of Murfreesboro, 
Tenn., Hayden and Hollis Rudd of Fayetteville, N.C. Graveside services 
with military honors will be at the Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, 
San Antonio, Texas, at 1 p.m., on Friday, June 15, 2001. The family 
requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the 
American Cancer Society. THE GRIMES FUNERAL CHAPELS is serving the 
McElroy Family. (The Post and Courier June 13, 2001)
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