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Roy Delano Rhoads

Born: 5/6/1940
Died: 2/25/2023
Age: 82
Community: Flushing, MI

Rhoads, Roy Delano, of Flushing, age 82, died Saturday, February 25, 2023, at Maple Woods Manor. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at Flushing Presbyterian Church. Pastor Paul Pfeuffer will officiate. Burial will follow at Bendle Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Rossell Funeral Home. A Masonic Memorial service under the Auspices of Lodge #223 will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to Flushing Presbyterian Church. 

Roy was born in Flint, Michigan on May 6, 1940, the son of Claude and Pansy (Dowdy) Rhoads. He married Kathleen Ann Allen on August 5, 1961. Roy worked for Buick Motor Division as an Accountant, retiring in 1992. From the early 1970s until his death, Roy farmed in Clayton Township. He was mostly a cattle and hog farmer, participating in livestock auctions around the state, but also spent time farming crops and even fish. Roy was a faithful member of Flushing Presbyterian Church. He was a member of Flushing Masonic Lodge #223 where he became a Worshipful Master in 1970. Together with his wife, he enjoyed traveling from Moscow and Berlin to the Caribbean.

Roy is survived by his wife of 61 years, Kathleen; daughter, Loren Rhoads and husband Mason Jones of San Francisco; granddaughter, Lenore Rhoads; sister, Patsy and husband Karl Crowe of Florida; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his son Allen and sister Linda Dowen. 
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  Rossell Funeral Home
307 E Main
Flushing, MI 48433

Phone: (810) 659-6342

Web Site: http://www.rossellfh.com

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Visitation
Date:   3/1/2023
Time:   2:00 PM
Visitation will be 2-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Rossell Funeral Home. A Masonic Memorial service under the Auspices of Lodge #223 will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
 
Funeral Service
Date:   3/8/2023
Time:   11:00 AM
 
Location:   Rossell Funeral Home
5010 N. McKinley Rd.
Flushing, MI 48433

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Official:   Pastor Paul Pfeuffer

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