Richard "Dick" McElmury, 94, of Bowman, ND, passed away on March 9, 2026 in Omaha, NE.

Memorial Services for Dick will be held on Monday, March 23, 2026 at 9:00 am MST at the Bowman Methodist Church.  Pastor Corey Jenkins will officiate with burial to follow in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan, ND beginning at 2:00 pm CST.

Dick McElmury was born on March 10, 1931, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Howard E.
and Margaret E. (Milliam) McElmury.
Dick graduated high school in Minneapolis and attended the University of Minnesota for two
and half years before being drafted into the Army during the Korean War. He spent two years
in the Army, stationed at Brooks Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, Walter Reed in DC and
then in an evacuation hospital in Germany. Dick earned the rank of Sergeant before being
discharged in 1956.
He returned to college at North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND and graduated with
honors from the College of Pharmacy in 1958. He passed the state boards for Minnesota and
North Dakota that Spring and accepted a position in Hazen, ND. This is where he fell in love
and married Audrey in June of 1962.
Dick and Audrey moved to Bowman in October of 1963 and purchased Bennett Drug in January
of 1964. They sold the store and retired in 1999.
Dick was active in the Bowman community having served as the Chairman of the Chamber of
Commerce, Charter Member of the Lion Club, Rotary, Scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts, 4-H
leader and many offices in the Methodist Church. Dick was the church treasurer for 11 years
and went on several mission trips. He was the Consultant Pharmacist for the Bowman long
term care facility for most of his career.
Dick was preceded in death by his wife, Audrey and daughter, Cynthia Huwe. Dick is survived
by sons Scott and Renita McElmury of Bennington, NE, and James and Cara McElmury of
Ottumwa, IA and five grandchildren: Jenna and Nick Bidroski, Allison and Trent McElmury,
Keshia Reese, and Serena Sullivan and five great grandchildren Mason, Hudson, Kiyan, Ava, and
Cullen.