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Bobbie McAdory

February 4, 1950 - July 23, 2026
Visitation
Krause Funeral Home Milwaukee
9000 West Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53222
Monday 8/3, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Service
Krause Funeral Home Milwaukee
9000 West Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53222
Monday 8/3, 12:00 pm
Cemetery
Graceland Cemetery
6401 North 43rd Street
Milwaukee, WI 53209
Monday 8/3

Procession following Service.

Bobbie Nell McAdory was born on February 4, 1950 to the union of Mollie and John T. McAdory in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She received her formal education at Rufus King high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She further her education by taking collegiate classes at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.

Bobbie was employed at WE Energies for 12 years. Once she was let go from there, she began to pursue her teaching career by going back to UWM for her teaching degree. Then worked for Milwaukee Public Schools, where she taught at Emerson Elementary and later retired.

Bobbie loved drawing, arts and crafts. She love to knit and love to make everything from hats to booties to big comfy blankets . She would take all of her creations and donate them to woman shelter, to elementary schools and to her family and friends.
Bobbie passion was teaching and helping children grow. She was a devoted teacher for about 25 years. She loved each and every student that came into her room like her own. “Educating little people “is what she called it and she did her best to make sure that each child left her room better than they came in.
Bobbie Nell McAdory departed this life on July 23, 2026. She was preceded in death by her mother, Mollie Beamon (McAdory); father, JohnThomas McAdory; brothers,
 Henry James McAdory, and John Lee McAdory; sisters, Dorothy Lee Gillespie,and  Julie Ann McAdory; and Nephew, Aaron Jarvis McAdory and Niece Amber Jalessa McAdory.
She leaves to cherish her memory: brother, AJ McAdory; nieces, Takeisha McAdory, and Angelique McAdory; great nieces. Zakyra McAdory, Janiya McAdory, Amiracle Brown and Ayria Parker; great nephew, Jayshaun Green, JaRodney McAdory and Ja’leal Brown. Also loved by many cousins and many friends.

Visitation will be held at Krause Funeral Home, 9000 West Capitol Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53222 on Monday, August 3, 2026 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Funeral Service at 12:00 PM, followed by a procession to Graceland Cemetery.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College student ID badge with portrait photo and the name Bobbie N. McAdory on the right side.
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Group of friends at a costume party posing indoors, some wearing bunny ears and angel wings, dated 10-16-2009.
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Smiling woman in a navy sweatshirt reading 'Kids First' with cartoon children graphic on the front.
Santa Claus sits with two small dogs in a festive Christmas scene, both wearing patterned bandanas among wrapped gifts and decorations.
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Woman sitting on the grass with three young children on a residential street; houses, trees, and parked cars in the background.
Couple sitting on the front steps of a brick house; woman in a blue graduation gown and cap, man in a jacket and cap, both smiling at the camera.
African American woman in a blue graduation gown and cap posing with two men outside a house on a sunny day.
Smiling graduate in a blue cap and gown posing with a man in a red shirt and cap outside a house.
Three friends sit close together on a brown couch, smiling at the camera.
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Four women pose together in front of a vintage car on a residential street, smiling at the camera.
Group of adults and children in Santa hats posing with Santa beside a Christmas tree in a festive room.
Four people posing in a festively decorated living room: a man in a colorful jacket, a girl in a red vest seated, and two teens in blue jackets standing nearby.
Portrait of a smiling Black woman with short black hair, wearing a brown jacket and gold hoop earrings, against a light gray backdrop.
Close-up portrait of two women: one in profile on the left and the other facing the camera with a warm smile, both with voluminous natural hair under moody red lighting.
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Visitation
Krause Funeral Home Milwaukee
9000 West Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53222
Map
Monday 8/3, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Service
Krause Funeral Home Milwaukee
9000 West Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53222
Map
Monday 8/3, 12:00 pm
Cemetery
Graceland Cemetery
6401 North 43rd Street
Milwaukee, WI 53209
Map
Monday 8/3

Procession following Service.

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Bobbie Nell McAdory was born on February 4, 1950 to the union of Mollie and John T. McAdory in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She received her formal education at Rufus King high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She further her education by taking collegiate classes at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Bobbie was employed at WE Energies for 12Continue Reading

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Ena Wade left a message on August 3, 2026:
Bobby will be truly missed by all her Emerson coworkers she was a. Blessing to be around and I truly enjoyed all the times we spent together as friends and coworkers the world has differently lost an angel
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