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ROY HOUSE Roy Lee House, 80, of Bel Aire, Kan., and formerly of McPherson, Kan., passed away February 3 after a long illness. True to form, he was a fighter to the end. Vigil will be at 6:00 pm, Thursday, February 8, 2024; Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 am, Friday, February 9, 2024, both at Church of the Resurrection Catholic Church. Roy was honorably discharged from the United States Air Force in 1965. He then went to work for McPherson Concrete Products, where Roy worked for 50 years. Roy was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, and two brothers. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Donna; his four children, Cynthia House (John Moore), of Bellevue, Wash., Joseph House (Sarah), of Topeka, Kan., Rebecca Newman (David), of Papillion, Neb., and Kathleen R. House (Jesse Mans), of Wichita, Kan.; three siblings, Alice Perry, of Mississippi, Jackie House (Mary), of Memphis, Tenn., and Kathleen House, of San Angelo, Texas; and eight grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Arbor Day Foundation, which Roy had an affinity for, or the Kansas Grain and Feed Association Scholarship Program. Services in care of Downing & Lahey East Mortuary. Share tributes online at: www.dlwichita.com

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Published by The McPherson Sentinel from Feb. 7 to Feb. 14, 2024.

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Jimmy Leftwich

February 15, 2024

Roy was a good friend I was with when he first saw Donna at Panjo pizza . We were in basic training at Lackland and we're together at Schilling Roy was always there to help anyone . A very good man from Arkansas and I'll always remember him as a friend.

Harry Simpson

February 8, 2024

Rest Roy, until you hear at dawn, the low, clear reveille of God. Thank you for your service to this nation. U.S. Air Force.

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Feb

8

Vigil

6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Church of the Resurrection Catholic Church

4910 N. Woodlawn, Bel Aire, KS 67220

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9

Service

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Church of the Resurrection Catholic Church

4910 N. Woodlawn, Bel Aire, KS 67220

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Downing & Lahey Mortuaries & Crematory - East Wichita

6555 E. Central, Wichita, KS 67206-1924

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