Roy Gaddis Obit

Wood Co. Cemeteries of TX

Submitted by Elaine Bay Nall

Rains County Leader
January 18, 2005

Roy Gaddis
1922-2005
Funeral services for Roy Gaddis, 82, of Alba were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, at Alba United Methodist Church with Rev. Bryan Brown officiating.  Burial was in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Alba, with nephews serving as pallbearers.  Mr. Gaddis died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005, at Hospice of East Texas Home Place, Tyler.  He was born January 29, 1922, in Wood County. He lived in Alba since 1978. He served in the Navy during World War II. He was a retired maintenance foreman for the Dallas Independent School District, and he was a member of Alba United Methodist Church.  He is survived by a son, Rick Gaddis of Alba; daughter Linda and husband Bo Culp of Alba; brothers, W.T. Gaddis of Mineral Springs, Ark., and Johnnie Gaddis of Mabank; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyne C. Gaddis on June 9, 2001; parents, Arch A. and Fronie Almeta Moseley Gaddis; four brothers and one sister.  Memorials may be made to Hospice of East Texas Home Place, 4111 University Blvd., tyler, TX 75701.  Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba was in charge of arrangements.