Leroy McGrew

March 3, 1953 - June 6, 2019

Services for Leroy McGrew, 66, of Lufkin will be held Friday, June 14, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in the Colonial Mortuary Chapel. Burial will follow in the Davis Memorial Gardens. Mr. McGrew was born March 25, 1953 in Lufkin, TX. and died June 6, 2019 in Lufkin. On March 25, 1953, a handsome baby boy was born to the parentage of the late Neal and Katherine McGrew in Blanchard, Texas. Leroy resided in Lufkin, Texas most of his life. He received his formal education from the Lufkin Independent School District later receiving his GED. He was a man of many trades. He had been employed as a Foreman at Texas Foundry in Lufkin, and later became employed by Pilgrims Pride from which he retired. His livelihood consisted of his first marriage the union producing five children, three daughters and two sons. He later remarried the love of his life in 1998, and to this union he was blessed with another daughter whom he loved as his own. Leroy was a gentle giant, loving kind and selfless man who was loved by many. He was of Baptist faith and attended and became a member and deacon at Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church in Lufkin. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. On June 6, 2019, life came to a close for Leroy McGrew in Lufkin, Texas. Leroy Leaves To Cherish His Memory His loving wife of twenty three years Autrie McGrew of Lufkin, Texas; Children, LaKesa McGrew of Houston, Texas, Shaneka "Pooh" McGrew, Shanna McGrew (NaNa), Corey (Roslyn), Cedric (Michelle) of Houston, Texas, and Tremechian (Charles) of Nacogdoches, Texas; Sisters, Dorothy Hargrove and Jean Nelson; Brother, Larry McGrew; A wealth of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other extended family. Special friends, Robert Richard and Roosevelt Mathis. Leroy was preceded in death by: His parents, Neal and Katherine McGrew; Brother, Henry McGrew and a sister.