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Funeral service for Hayward Lee McElroy, age 84, of Tanner, will be 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at Parkway Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Neal Carter officiating. The family will receive friends for two hours prior to service. Interment will be in Midway Memorial Gardens. Guestbook available at www.parkwayfunerals.com.
Mr. McElroy, who died Sunday, May 18, 2025, at his residence, was born February 22, 1941, in Alabama to Lyndon McElroy and Mattielean Flemming McElroy. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara McElroy; parents; two brothers, Kenneth McElroy and Jimmy McElroy; and two sisters, Joyce Terry and Gail Campbell.
He is survived by his son, Brent McElroy; three brothers, Johnny McElroy, Ronnie McElroy, and Avery McElroy; and two grandchildren, Clay McElroy and Kaitlyn Holt.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
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