Freestone County, Texas Obituaries The Corsicana Daily Sun - May 24, 2007 edition Roy Perry Derden - 05/23/07 Roy Perry Derden, 75, of Corsicana passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at Navarro Regional Hospital. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Corley Funeral Home. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Corley Funeral Chapel with Brother Bill Honea officiating. Interment will follow at Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Billy Morehead, Mark McGaugh, Kenneth Derden, Tim Derden, Gary Derden and Roy Lynn Derden. Honorary pallbearers will be Al Skinner, David Rutherford, David Sanchez, Justin Jewell, Wade Derden and Clyde Neighbors. Mr. Derden was born July 10, 1931, in Streetman. He was a lifelong resident of Navarro County and well known by many people. He served with honor in the Korean Conflict where he attained the rank of sergeant on the field of battle. He worked the majority of his life in the oil and gas business from which he retired in 1990. During his retirement he repaired washers and dryers for many people that knew him simply as the “Washing Machine Man.” He loved to fish, hunt and trap hogs. He also enjoyed bargain shopping at flea markets and garage sales. He will be greatly missed by many family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Archie and Willie Derden; brother, Bruce Derden; and sister, Edna Morehead. Survivors include his daughters and son-in-law, Linda Derden and Teri and Al Skinner, all of Corsicana; sons and daughters-in-law, Tim and Stacey Derden and Roy Lynn and Karen Derden, all of Corsicana, and Gary and Robbie Derden of Blooming Grove; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Doyle Derden of Corsicana; sisters, Virginia Grimmet of San Antonio, Bonnie Vineyard of Palestine and Lois McGaugh of Corsicana; former wife, Peggy Lewis Derden of Corsicana; and numerous nieces, nephews and other family members. Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home. ============================================================================ The Palestine Herald May 26, 2007 Roy Perry Derden Services for Roy Perry Derden, 75, of Corsicana and formerly of Palestine, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Corley Funeral Home in Corsicana with Brother Bill Honea officiating. Burial service will follow at Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery in Corsicana. Mr. Derden passed away Wednesday at Navarro Regional Hospital in Corsicana after a brief battle with cancer. He was born July 10, 1931 to in Streetman. He was a lifelong resident of Navarro County and well know by many people. Mr. Derden served with honor in the Korean conflict where he attained the rank of Sargeant on the field of battle. He work the majority of his life in the oil and gas business from which her retired in 1990. Mr. Derden was preceded in death by his parents, Archie and Willie Derden; brother, Bruce Derden; and sister, Edna Moorehead. Survivors include children, Linda Derden, Tim Derden and wife Stacey, Teri Skinner and husband, Al; Gary Derden and wife, Robbie; Roy Lynn Derden and wife, Karen, all of the Corsicana area; brother, Doyle Derden of Corsicana; sisters, Virginia Grimmet of San Antonio, Bonnie Vineyard of Palestine and Lois McGaugh of Corsicana; former wife, Peggy Lewis Derden of Corsicana; seven grandchildren; two great- grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and other family. Pallbearers will be Billy Moorehead, Mark McGaugh, Kenneth Derden, Tim Derden, Gary Derden and Roy Lynn Derden. Honorary pallbearers will be Al Skinner, David Rutherford, David Sanchez, Justin Jewell, Wade Derden and Clyde Nabors. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Corley Funeral Home in Corsicana. Mr. Derden will be greatly missed by many friends and family. ============================================================================ Corley Funeral Home website ROY PERRY DERDEN (July 10, 1931 - May 23, 2007) ROY PERRY DERDEN U.S. Veteran ROY PERRY DERDEN, 75 OF CORSICANA PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY, MAY 23RD, 2007 AT NAVARRO REGIONAL HOSPITAL AFTER A BRIEF BATTLE WITH CANCER. VISITATION WILL BE THURSDAY, MAY 24TH FROM 6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM AT CORLEY FUNERAL HOME IN CORSICANA. SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY, MAY 25TH 10:00 AM AT CORLEY FUNERAL CHAPEL WITH BROTHER BILL HONEA OFFICATING. BURIAL SERVICE WILL FOLLOW AT HAMILTON-BEEMAN CEMETARY IN CORSICANA. PALLBEARERS WILL BE BILLY MOOREHEAD, MARK MCGAUGH, KENNETH DERDEN, TIM DERDEN, GARY DERDEN AND ROY LYNN DERDEN. HONORARY PALLBEARERS WILL BE AL SKINNER, DAVID RUTHERFORD, DAVID SANCHEZ, JUSTIN JEWELL, WADE DERDEN AND CLYDE NABORS. MR. DERDEN WAS BORN JULY 10TH 1931 IN STREETMAN TEXAS. HE WAS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF NAVARRO COUNTY AND WAS WELL KNOWN BY MANY PEOPLE. HE SERVED WITH HONOR IN THE KOREAN CONFLICT WHERE HE ATTAINED THE RANK OF SARGEANT ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE. MR. DERDEN WORKED THE MAJORITY OF HIS LIFE IN THE OIL AND GAS BUSINESS FROM WHICH HE RETIRED IN 1990. DURING HIS RETIREMENT HE REPAIRED WASHERS & DRYERS FOR MANY PEOPLE THAT KNEW HIM SIMPLY AS THE “WASHING MACHINE MAN”. HE LOVED TO FISH, HUNT AND TRAP HOGS. HE ALSO ENJOYED BARGAIN SHOPPING AT FLEA MARKETS AND GARAGE SALES. MR. DERDEN WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS ARCHIE AND WILLIE DERDEN, BROTHER BRUCE DERDEN AND SISTER EDNA MOOREHEAD. SURVIVORS INCLUDE CHILDREN, LINDA DERDEN, TIM DERDEN AND WIFE STACEY, TERI SKINNER AND HUSBAND AL, GARY DERDEN AND WIFE ROBBIE, ROY LYNN DERDEN AND WIFE KAREN ALL OF THE CORSICANA AREA; BROTHER DOYLE DERDEN OF CORSICANA, SISTERS VIRGINIA GRIMMET OF SAN ANTONIO, BONNIE VINEYARD OF PALESTINE AND LOIS MCGAUGH OF CORSICANA, FORMER WIFE PEGGY LEWIS DERDEN OF CORSICANA; 7 GRAND CHILDREN, 2 GREAT GRAND CHILDREN AND NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS AND OTHER FAMILY. MR. DERDEN WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY MANY FRIENDS AND FAMILY.