Leonard McCary

James Leonard McCary, age 79, a resident of Selma, AL, passed away May 28, 2008. He was preceded in death by his brother, Lloyd Fulner McCary and his parents, Leonard LeeRoy and Minnie Myrtle McCary. Surviving are his wife, Katherine Chester McCary; daughter, Lyn (Skip) Bussells of Tuscaloosa, AL; granddaughter, Reagan Bussells (Edward) Jhee of Arlington, VA; sister, Irene M. McCormick and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at Valley Grande Baptist Church with Rev. George K. Jones, Sr. and Rev. Mike Jackson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be in New Live Oak Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Skip Bussells, Edward Jhee, Lewis Persons, Sr., Jack Frost, Bob Meyers and Billy Aycock. Honorary pallbearers are the members of James Bearden's Sunday School Class, deacons of Valley Grande Baptist Church and the Korean War Veteran's Group from Dallas County. Mr. McCary served with distinction in WWII and the Korean War. He received the Combat INF Badge, Korean Service Medal with one Bronze Service Star and the United Nation Service Medal. He was an avid reader and a student of history, a love he shared with his granddaughter. Mr. McCary was a member of Valley Grande Baptist Church where he served as deacon and worked with the youth at Central Baptist Church for twenty-five years. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to Valley Grande Baptist Church Building Fund, 48 County Road 16, Valley Grande, AL 36701.