Roy served in the Army from 1959-1962. He loved to fish after he retired from a steel fabrication plant in Portland, OR where he worked as a foreman for 20 years. He was an active Mason and Eastern Star member.
Roy is survived by his wife Judy Ann, son Jeffrey Lou, daughter Michelle Rae Gage son-in-law Jeff Gage, sister Nancy Stevens, grandson Kyle Hickey and four great grandchildren.