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Shirley Violet Roy

Shirley Violet Roy, 80, a resident of Harman, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ; whom we are sure met her holding the hand of “Little Frankie,” her 3-year-old son that she lost in 1959 and yearned for since, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at her home surrounded by her loving family and her dog, Zoey.

She was born Sept. 2, 1936, at Pendleton County, the daughter of the late Gerald and Myrtle Mallow Bible.

On June 8, 1955, at Oakland, Md., she was married to Kenneth Roy, who preceded her in death Nov. 21, 2000.

She is survived by two sons, Greg Roy and Janice and Bradley Roy and wife, Leslie, all of Job; two daughters, Pam Pennington and husband, Freddie, of Job and Patty VanKirk of Wilmington, N.C.; four brothers, Melvin Bible and wife, Jeanne, of Penn Run, Pa., Kenny Bible and wife, Bev, of Franklin, Frankie Bible and wife, Bonnie, and Dave Bible and wife, Debbie, of Davis; and two sisters, Arlena Siepel of Lancaster, Ohio, and Lyla Bradle and husband, Harold, of Lampasas, Texas. Also surviving are one brother-in-law, Joe Pregent of Lancaster, Ohio; 14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; a special friend, Esther; and childhood friends, Geraldine, Elsie and Sarah.

Also preceding her in death were one son, Kenneth Franklin Roy; her sister, Shelva Pregent; and two infant sisters and one infant brother.

Shirley was a graduate of Mountaineer High School at Davis with the class of 1954. She was a homemaker and a member of Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 5781 Ladies Auxiliary of Harman. She was a member of Job United Methodist Church.

Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. today at Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. On Wednesday morning., Sept. 28, Mrs. Roy will be moved to Job United Methodist Church for visitation from 10 a.m. until noon, the funeral hour. The Rev. Earl Bible and the Rev. Eli Hostetler will officiate, and interment will follow in Lower Dam Cemetery at Job.

Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins, is in charge of the arrangements for Shirley Violet Roy. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tomblynfuneralhome.com.