William O. McRary

William (Bill) Orr McRary, 74, of 31 Wilburn Place, Asheville, died Friday, May 30, 2003, at the VA Medical Center. Mr. McRary was born in Buncombe County and was a son of the late John Walter and Edyth Kerr McRary, Sr. He was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and graduated in 1959 from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He did graduate work at the Royal College of Music in London, England and was a well known singer at churches and synagogues. He was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church. Surviving are a sister, Ann Bowers of Nipomo CA; a brother Bynum McRary of Edgewater, FL., and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be at 2:00 pm Tuesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. James H. Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Green Hills Cemetery. His family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.