Mr. Roy Lamar Fortune

Mr. Roy Lamar Fortune obituary, Caryville, FL

Mr. Roy Lamar Fortune

Roy Fortune Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Peel Funeral Home - Bonifay on Feb. 17, 2026.
Mr. Roy Lamar Fortune, age 75, of Caryville, Florida passed away February 16, 2026, at Graceville Health Center in Graceville, Florida. He was born on May 2, 1950, in Hartford, Alabama. Mr. Fortune was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Fortune.

Mr. Fortune is survived by his mother, Norma Ruth Smothers; four children, Sandra Fortune, Tammie Zee, Todd Magruder, and Timothy Fortune; one brother, James Smothers; five grandchildren, Brandon Thomas, Brooke Macgruder, Raina Hoffman, Caleb Hoffman, and Amelia Fortune; four great-grandchildren, Leigha Thomas, Lilly Thomas, Leeland Thomas, and Laylabell Thomas.

Memorialization will be by cremation with Peel Funeral Home and Bonifay Crematory in charge of arrangements.

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