TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for ROY, JOSEPH  
  
Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from June 18 to June 20, 2014

Died: Friday June 13, 2014

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ROY, JOSEPH  

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Joseph Laurent Roy, 85, passed away in Houston, Texas, Friday June 13, 2014. 
He was a longtime Houma resident who had recently moved to Houston to be near 
his children. 

At Joe's request, no funeral service will be held. 

The family is honoring his practicality and desire to be thrown out in the 
backyard by returning him to his hometown of Rumford, Maine. They ask that you 
remember his humor, his ability to spin a yarn from a grain of truth, and his 
big heart. 

He is survived by his wife, Martha; children, Roxanne King (Roy), Rochelle 
Leonard (Toby), and Scott Roy; grandchildren, Joseph King, Kara King, Kacie 
King, James Leonard, Laura Leonard, John Leonard, and Amanda Leonard; brothers, 
Real and Arthur Roy; and countless nieces and nephews. 

He was preceded in death by his mother, Marie Louise; father, Omer; and oldest 
brother, Norman. 

Joe was born in Rumford, Maine, the second-oldest of four sons born to Omer and 
Marie Louise Roy. 
His early life was filled with sports, studies, and mischief-making with his 
brothers. After graduating from high school, Joe joined the U.S. Air Force in 
1950. After serving four years, including a tour in Korea and a posting in 
Texas, Joe met his wife Martha (nŽe Marsh). 

The two were married in 1953 and relocated to Houma, where they had three 
children, Roxanne, Rochelle and Joseph Prescott. 

While in Houma, Joe worked for South Central Bell for more than 20 years. 
After retirement, he refused to leave his tinkering ways behind, and continued 
providing handyman services well into his seventies. Joe could frequently be 
found driving through town in his pickup truck, grabbing coffee with friends, 
or enjoying a beverage on his porch, always willing to stop by for an odd job 
or cold beer. 

McNutt Funeral Home in Conroe, Texas, is in charge of arrangements. 

U.S. Air Force 
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