ROY, Mary Massey
Source: The obituary is from a collection of newspaper (paper names not recorded) obituaries saved, by Fauniel Hershberger, during the 1950's, 60's, 70's and 80's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana. The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
Covington, Ind. (CNS) — Memorial services will be held for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Massey Roy, 54, at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Covington Methodist Church with the Rev. N. J. Hamilton officiating. The Hegg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends at home following services. Mrs. Roy donated her body to the Indiana University Medical Center and her eyes to the Lions Eye Bank. She was a resident of Elkhart since 1946. Mrs. Roy died at 8 p.m. June 3, 1967 in the General Hospital at Elkhart. She had been ill since September. She was a school teacher and author of three school manuals. She was born July 4, 1912, the Daughter of Charles and Ina Maris Massey in Covington. She was married to Malcolm Roy Sept. 13, 1936. She is survived by her parents; husband; a son, Charles Robert Roy, in the army in Virginia; a brother, John William Massey of Covington, and several nieces and nephews. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star in Elkhart and Calvary M. E. Church of Terre Haute. The family requests contributions be made to the cancer fund. --typed by Walt W