Roy E. Von Ins

Roy E. Von Ins, 89, of Glenmoor Life Care Resort Community at World Golf Village, passed away Nov. 16, 2010, at Glenmoor Health Center. He was born in Baltimore, Ohio, and was a graduate of Ohio State University. He served his country in World War II as an officer in the U.S. Army under Gen. George Patton. He later graduated with honors from the School of Banking at Rutgers University. Roy began his career in banking with the Bank of Basil in Baltimore, Ohio. He also served as president of Bank One (now J.P. Morgan) in Freemont and Marion, Ohio. Roy moved to Sebring, Fla., in the early 1980s and later lived in the Apple Valley community of Howard, Ohio, before relocating to St. Augustine in 2001. While in Ohio he was a member of Mulberry Street United Methodist Church, and upon his move to St. Augustine, he attended Anastasia Baptist Church. He was also a member of Ohio State University Alumni President"s Club, Luther B. Turner Masonic Lodge #732 F&AM in Columbus, and VFW Post 3761 in Baltimore.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanette Von Ins, in 2009, and his first wife, Dorothy Von Ins, in 1993.

He is survived by a son, James E. Von Ins Sr., and his wife, Sherry, of Gladwin, Mich.; a daughter, Mary Von Ins of Hilliard, Ohio; a brother, Paul Von Ins of St. Augustine; sisters, Lois Wiley and Leota Trimmer, both of Baltimore, Ohio; grandchildren, Jimmy Von Ins and his wife, Amy, and Candi Von Ins; and great-grandchildren, Brandon and Madison Von Ins, all of Columbus, Ohio.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, at Mulberry Street United Methodist Church in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Committal services with military honors and interment will follow at Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens. A visitation beginning at 10 a.m. at the church will precede the service. In lieu of flowers, donations in Roy"s memory can be made to Glenmoor Scholarship Fund, 235 Towerview Drive, St. Augustine, FL 32092.

St. Johns Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.