Jodie A Bratton married William Charles McElory
I found this on findagrave.com and was wondering if anyone had any information on her husband's McElroy family. I am wondering if anyone had any information on his family. Trying to see if this family connects to Mackelroy/McElroy's I have in my tree. On another site I found that his full name was William Charles McElroy born 1875 and died before 1961 but I do not know where he was born or where he is buried.
MRS. JODIE McELROY, Contractor's Widow Dies, Services Today - Mrs. Jodie A. McElroy of 3385 Lamphier, who moved to Memphis in 1899, died at 11:20 a.m. yesterday at Shelby County Hospital after an illness of several years. She was 85. Serices will be at 3:30 this afternoon at National Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park. Mrs. McElroy was born near Pontotoc, Miss. She had lived in the Highland Heights section of the city since 1916. She was the widow of Charles McElroy, a contractor, who died several years ago. She was a member of Poplar Avenue Baptist Church. She leaves a son, Cliff B. McElroy of Anderson, S.C.; two daughters, Mrs. C.O. Brown of 2544 Alturia and Mrs. Clyde Young of 3573 Tutwiler; a sister, Mrs. Corhenn Ellis of 893 Philadelphia, two grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. (Published in The Commercial Appeal 11-13-1961)