Roy King

Funeral service for Roy King, age 77, of Reilly Springs, will be held at 2:00p.m. Thursday, October 2, 2025 at First Baptist Church – Sulphur Springs with Dr. Jeff Gravens and Rev. C.J. Duffey officiating. Interment will follow at Reilly Springs Cemetery with Ryan King, Adam King, John Maxey, Chris King, Trent Miller, Jeff Miller, Zachary Ross, Matt Miller, and Brent McClendon serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be close friends, FBC Adult 4 Class, Class of SSHS of 1966, CNB Employees, Officers and Directors, Cathy Bryan, Penny Hemby and Sally Gilmore (deceased). A visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00p.m. Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Roy passed away peacefully Friday, September 26, 2025 at Carriage House Manor surrounded by his family.

Roy Wayne King was born on April 24, 1948 to O. B. and Lucille (Green) King in Dallas, Texas. When Roy was five the family moved to Brashear where Roy was raised. Roy married Yvonne Miller Glenn on April 12, 1985. They had 40 years of family, fun, laughter, and enjoyed working their cattle and farming together.

Roy was a religious man and loved Jesus. He accepted Christ as his savior when he was 16 and was baptized at Brashear Baptist Church.

After attending SSISD graduating in 1966, Roy attended East Texas State University in Commerce and graduated in 1970 with a B.S. degree with a double major in Animal Science and Chemistry and a minor in Math. After graduation he worked for Governor Rockefeller Farms in Sulphur, Oklahoma on a feed yard. He pre-conditioned cattle daily and all vet work until he decided to return to Sulphur Springs to accept a position for Specialty Foods as a supervisor and head of the lab department.

In 1973 Roy went to work as a Dairy Inspector for the City of Dallas. He covered Hopkins County and surrounding areas and was an Inspector during the big dairy boom in one of the largest dairy areas of Texas. Later that year he also began dairying on his own dairy farm. Five years later he resigned from the City of Dallas in order to be a full-time large dairy farmer and hay producer. In 1985 he sold his dairy cows under the dairy buy-out program and increased his beef herd and custom hay baling business.

In 1989 he also began working as a Field Representative for Mid-America Dairymen and again covered Hopkins County and surrounding areas. Roy was employed by Mid America Dairymen for five years until 1994. He then took a position with Sabine River Federal Land Bank of Texas as an Agricultural Loan Officer.

In 1999 he was offered a position with City National Bank as a Vice-President Loan Officer and worked from 1995 until 2019, specializing in agriculture loans. He retired as a senior Vice President where he had continued to build his clientele and longtime friendships. Roy wasn’t ready to retire but after developing Alzheimer’s from a fall at his shop, he decided it was time to retire and focus on family and traveling with friends.

Roy is a former director of the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce and past president of the Northeast Texas Livestock Association, Professional Ag-Workers, NETBIO, the Hopkins County Fall Festival, and director of the Hopkins County Civic Center. Roy enjoyed being a member of the Sulphur Springs Adult Leadership class, Martin Springs Water Board, was honored as Texas IBAT 2011 Banker of the Year and 2021 Hopkins County Agriculturist of the Year.

Together, Roy and Yvonne successfully combined six children, 13 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. They are long time members of First Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs. But most of all Roy was a Godly man who loved Jesus and loved his family. He was a quiet, gentle man, faithful friend, a man of honor and integrity, and a man of his word.

Survivors include his loving wife, Yvonne King; children, Amy King Anthony (Craig), Kari King Boles (Jackie), Brad Glenn, Chad Glenn, Zack King, Shannon Sewell Colfax; grandchildren, Star Nuckolls (deceased), Saylor Nuckolls, Sawyer Smith, Jacie Boles, Mattie Boles, Aaron Miller, Dillan Colfax, Cohner Colfax (Felicity), Cayci Colfax, Ashley Early (Robert), Sierra Sells, Levi Fairchild, Leo Anthony, Kash Ballard; great-grandchildren, Roper Early, Ryder Early, Easton Aten, Hynzlee Colfax, Linkyn Colfax, Avarie Colfax, Grayson Colfax, Crew Johnson; brothers, Kenneth King (Nancy), Glyn King (Karen); brothers-in-law, Jerry Miller (Phyllis), Rodney Miller; and sister-in-law, Tonya Ross (James); numerous nieces and nephews; and Trump his faithful border collie.

Roy was preceded in death by his parents; mother and father-in-law, James and Delores Miller; granddaughter, Star Nuckolls; special friends, Astor and Robbie McKeever; his border collie, Rio; and his favorite horse, Joe.

The family would like to give a Special Thank you to Dawna James, Moressa Bain, Wesley Oaks Memory Employees, Carriage House Manor Employees, and Choice Hospice for all their love and support.

The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made in memory of Roy to the Ceelybrate (Ceely Stout) Account at City National Bank, 201 Connally Street, Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482. This scholarship fund supports local families whose children have been affected by childhood illness. Or donate to a charity of your choice.

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