Mr. Bobby Joe McCrary, Sr. was born to Herman and Elmarie McCrary on September 10, 1953. He departed this life on Tuesday, August 21, 2007. He joined Hopewell M. B. Church at an early age where he served on the Deacon Board and sang in the Male Chorus.
He leaves to cherish his memories his wife, Vickie McCrary; a daughter, Shaundrea McCrary-Warren (Shondon) of Huntsville, AL; a son Bobby Joe McCrary, Jr. of Huntsville, AL; two god daughters, Kayla Petty and Taquisha Dancey; one god son, Kameron Petty; his parents, Herman and Elmarie McCrary of Huntsville, AL; one brother, Herman (Patsy) McCrary, Jr. of Japan; three sisters, Jennifer McCrary and Minnie McCrary both of Huntsville, AL and Sallie (Chidi) Okona of Stone Mountain, GA; two aunts, two uncles, six nieces, two great-nieces, four nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Mr. McCrary will be held at 12:00 noon on Monday from the Hopewell M. B. Church with Pastor Leroy Cole officiating. Interment will be in Valhalla Memory Gardens. Mr. McCrary will lie in state, at the church, one hour prior to funeral time. The McCrary family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday from the Nelms Memorial Funeral Home located at 2501 Carmichael Avenue, NW - Huntsville, AL.