Roy Lee McDaniel

Roy Lee McDaniel obituary, Savannah, TN

Roy Lee McDaniel

Roy McDaniel Obituary

Visit the Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer website to view the full obituary.
Roy Lee McDaniel passed into the loving arms of Jesus on April 26, 2025, at home. He was born August 5, 1954, in Selmer, TN, to Estle Lee and Sarah Gazelle Hurst McDaniel. He married his high school sweetheart, Anna Cummings McDaniel, on January 24, 1973.
Roy was a graduate of McNairy Central High School (Class of 1973). He retired after working over 40 years on injection mold machinery.
Roy was a dedicated husband, father, and grandfather. He was known for his love of family, Chevy Novas, working on cars, playing pool, John Fogerty's music, and his Pickwick Catfish Farm family.
He is survived by his loving wife of over 52 years; two daughters, Jodi Stewart (William) and Cortney Coyle (Devin Kee); three sisters, Nola Smith, Dorothy Stout, and Mary Whitten; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and extended family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Waynon Lee and Raymond Lee McDaniel; and one sister, Doris June Morris.

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Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer

160 West Cypress Ave P. O. Box 309, Selmer, TN 38375

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