Maude (Heald) McElroy 1888-1970

HEALD, MCELROY, ROWLAND, BOGGESS, REED, DOWLING, SULLIVAN

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra
Date: 10/2/2001 at 22:12:14

MRS. R. T. MCELROY

Mrs. Maude Heald McElroy, 82, of 214 Oakwood died at 5 a.m. today at the Sunnyslope Extended Care Center. She had been in failing health for the last several months.

The daughter of Charles B. and Ida May Rowland Heald was born in Scotland County Mo., April 7, 1888 and lived in Ottumwa most of her life. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, a 50-year member of the DAR, a member of the HQ Chapter of PEO, the What-So-Ever Chapter of King's Daughters and the LL Club. She was married to Ralph T. McElroy Oct. 11, 1911 at Mt. Sterling.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. T.S. Boggess Jr. of Griffin, Ga., and Mrs. George H. Reed of Ottumwa; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. John Dowling of Pinellas Park, Fla., and Mrs. James Sullivan of Downers Grove, Ill. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1950, four brothers and one sister.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Louis Woltenburg officiating. Burial will be in Ottumwa Cemetery.

The body is at Jay funeral home.

(Photocopy of this obit is located on page 280 of Obit Bk #1 1963-1974 found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in July 1999. Name of newspaper and date of obit not given, however handwritten on the obit is "April 9 - 1970".) ORIGINAL POST 30 Sep 1999.

I am NOT related to Mrs. Maude Heald McElroy and am posting her obit for those who may find her in their family history