OLIVER 'JOE' JOSEPH ROY

July 26, 1941-December 20, 2015
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Oliver “Joe” Joseph Roy, 74, was held today, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Patterson, with burial following in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. The Rev. Angelo Cremaldi was the Celebrant for the Mass.
A gathering of family and friends was held Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Ibert’s Mortuary in Patterson, with the recitation of the Holy Rosary at 6 p.m. Visitations resumed at St. Joseph Catholic Church today, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, at 9 a.m. until time of the service.
Serving as pallbearers were Howard Ohmer, Sterling Roy, Johnny Roy, Randy Carroll, Russell Cuvillier, and Tommy Murray.
Joe was called to be with the Lord on Dec. 20, 2015, at Grand Cove Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Lake Charles.
Joe was born July 26, 1941, to Oliver and Edna Roy in Patterson, Louisiana, but later moved to Sulphur, Louisiana. He was a loving son, husband, father and grandfather.
He loved gardening, landscaping, cooking, spending time with family and friends, and taking care of people.
Joe was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Patterson, the Knights of Columbus, Woodmen of the World, and was a coach for his Special Olympian granddaughter, Jelena. He also attended Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church in Sulphur with his daughter.
Joe was a dog lover who raised Bassett hounds, geese, ducks and rabbits. He will be fondly remembered and deeply missed by all.
He is survived by one daughter, Lydia Carroll and her husband, Randy, of Sulphur; one son, Raymond Oliver Roy and his wife, Lynne Marie, of Bossier City; two brothers, Sterling L. Roy and his wife, Ginger, of Bayou Vista and Johnny I. Roy and his wife, Carolyn, of Houma; two sisters, Onealia Ragin and her husband, Richard “Dickie”, of Youngsville and Shirley Ohmer and her husband, Cleveland, of Amelia; a sister-in-law, Linda Roy of Troy, Alabama; two grandsons; his special granddaughter, Jelena Ann Carroll, who was the light of his life; his goddaughter, Phyllis Ohmer; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Jelena Ann Roy; his parents, Oliver and Edna Roy; one son, Kenneth Howard Roy; and three brothers, Howard Roy, Adam Henry and his wife, Nettie, and Earl W. Roy.
Family and friends may view the obituary and express their condolences online by visiting www.iberts.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert’s Mortuary Inc., 1111 Lia Street, Patterson, LA, 70392, 985-395-7873.