Sue McElroy, 87, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri formerly of Paducah, Kentucky passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 in Lee’s Summit. She was born on December 25, 1935 in Rock Island, Illinois to the late Burton Aaron Richards and Anna Mae Potter Richards. Sue was an elementary and middle school English educator teaching in Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri. She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Paducah, where she enjoyed teaching adult Sunday School for many years, as well as The Gideons International. Sue was a very disciplined Christian starting her days in the early morning hours praying and studying God’s word and was committed to spreading the gospel with her time, gifts and resources.
She is survived by her two sons, Dr. Brad McElroy and wife, Brenda, of Paducah, Kentucky and Brian McElroy and wife, Carmen, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri; sister, Carol Halula of Kansas City, Kansas; ten grandchildren, Elizabeth Anne (Matt) Hill, Thomas Hunter (Emily) Cantwell, Scott Thomas (Emily) McElroy, Kristen Kaye (Connor) Ojard, Meri Brooke (Jordan) Colburn, Sara May McElroy, Allison Leigh (Brandon) Perry, Davis Paul McElroy, Megan Elizabeth (William) Blevins and Daniel Wayne (Kimberley) McElroy; sixteen great-grandchildren; son-in-law, Thomas Cantwell of Madisonville, Kentucky and several nieces and nephews.
Sue was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Ross McElroy; daughter, Brenda Cantwell; sister, Kathleen Zell and her parents.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2023 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with Rev. Tommy Tucker officiating. Burial will follow at Brook Hill Memorial Park.
Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to First Baptist Church of Paducah, 2890 Broadway, Paducah, KY 42001.
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