|
| |
Opal Pearl (Alton) Roy, age 95, passed from this life April 5, 2018 at Stillwater, OK. She was born April 19, 1922 in Dewey County to Nellie (Marrison) Alton and Arthur Alton. They lived on a farm west of Seiling, OK. near the community of Cestos where Opal grew up with her sisters, Iona, Gladys, Bessie and Hazel. She attended a country school until the 8th grade, then a consolidated school, graduating in 1939.
In May of 1940 at Oklahoma City, OK. she was married to Edd Roy, someone she had known all her life. They made their home on a farm five miles from where Opal grew up. Three children were born to this union, Eddy, Lynne and Arthur. In 1960 Opal was baptized at the Vici Christian Church along with all members of her family.
Edd and Opal were active in the Vici community while their children were in school and they lived on the farm near Cestos until their children were grown. In 1969 they moved to Phoenix, Az. where Edd was employed as a manager and handyman at an apartment complex. Opal worked at Motorola and helped Edd at the apartments. They returned to OK. in 1975, establishing a home in Stillwater where they worked for their daughter in the apartment business. In 2013 she made her home at The Renaissance of Stillwater.
Opal was preceded in death by her husband Edd in 1993, her beloved daughter Lynne in 2017, parents, and four sisters Iona, Gladys, Bessie and Hazel.
Cherishing her memory are her sons and their wives, Eddy and Penny Roy and Arthur and Lynda Roy all of Vici, OK; son in law, Gene Smith of Stillwater, OK; seven grandchildren, Travis Roy of Vici, OK., Terry and Teresa Roy of Vici, OK, Tonja and Alan Quinby of Buffalo, OK., Gina-Lynne Smith of Tulsa, OK. Craig and Debbie Smith of Edmond, OK., Adam and Jennifer Roy of Vici, OK., and Tyson Roy of Vici, OK; eighteen great grandchildren; nine great great grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, extended family and a host of friends.
Graveside Service
Monday, April 09, 2018
2:00 PM
Riley Cemetery
Vici, Oklahoma
This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
© 2000-2024 Oklahoma CemeteriesThe information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.