Ollie McRoy

BLOOMFIELD - Ollie Bea McRoy, 89, died Dec. 23, 2001, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter.

Born Oct. 9, 1912, in Bloomfield, daughter of the late Clumb and May Hester Pruitt, she was a lifelong resident of Bloomfield and charter member of the First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield. She was employed by Peppers Bakery for 25 years and later worked for Dr. Beckett in Bloomfield.

On Sept. 26, 1926, she married Bud McRoy who preceded her in death on March 23, 1997.

Survivors include: one son, Edward McRoy of Bloomfield; one brother, Bob Pruitt of Wappapello; one sister, Rosa Lee Dickerson of Flint, Mich.; and three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home.

Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at the First General Baptist Church with the Rev. Kevin Eskew officiating.

Burial will follow in the Walker Cemetery.