Roy A Starkey, August 16, 1939 — May 26, 2019

Roy A Starkey (Columbia City, Indiana, IN) August 16, 1939 May 26, 2019 Death notice, Obituaries, Necrology
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Birth date: August 16, 1939

Death date: May 26, 2019

Death place: Columbia City, Indiana(IN), USA

Funeral Home: Smith & Sons Funeral Homes Inc

Roy A. Starkey August 16, 1939 – May 26, 2019 Share this obituary Sign Guestbook| Send Sympathy Card Roy A. “Bud” Starkey, 79, of rural Wolf Lake died at 2:52 p.m. Sunday, May 26, 2019 at Parkview Whitley Hospital where he had been a patient since May 15th. He was born August 16, 1939 at Luckey Hospital, Wolf Lake, IN, a son of the late Roy W. and Alice “Leona” (Egolf) Starkey. His formative years were spent in the Wolf Lake area where he graduated from Wolf Lake High School in 1957.

He became a union pipefitter. On December 19, 1960 he was united in marriage to Jean E. Guy. The made their home in Fort Wayne.

In 1973, they moved to the Wolf Lake area. He had 57 years of service with Plumbers/Pipefitters local 166, Fort Wayne. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge – Cromwell and the Mizpah Shrine – Fort Wayne.

He enjoyed NASCAR and watching motorcycle races especially when his grandchildren are racing. Over the years, he collected guns, knives, and Griswold cast iron cookware. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Jean; children, Thomas E. Starkey, Churubusco, Donald L. (Lisa) Starkey, Churubusco, Robert A. (Brenda) Starkey, Albion, Susan A. Starkey, Fort Wayne and Ronald L. (Angie) Starkey, Fort Wayne; grandchildren, Ashley, Taylor, Alexis and Daniel Starkey; six sisters, Shirley Beard, Syracuse, Sharon Fear, Wolf Lake, Melba (John) Moorhouse, Albion, Lois Starkey, Wolf Lake, Lana (Jerry) Jacobs, Albion and June Treble, Albion; two brothers, John Starkey, Wolf Lake and Russell (Mollie) Starkey, Wolf Lake, and a sister-in-law, Pat Starkey, Columbia City.

Additionally, he was preceded in death by a brother, David Starkey. The funeral service is 3 p.m. Friday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. Burial is in the Thorn Cemetery at Ormas.

Visitation is 1 p.m. until the service Friday at the funeral home. Preferred memorials are to the Noble County Council on Aging.

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death notice Roy A Starkey August 16, 1939 — May 26, 2019

obituary notice Roy A Starkey August 16, 1939 — May 26, 2019

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