Roy Tovar
April 6, 1935 - September 7, 2021
Funeral services for Roy Tovar, age 86 of Rockdale, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 13, 2021 at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Pastor Barry Methvin officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Joseph Cemetery in Rockdale. Visitation will also be Monday from 12:00 p.m. until service time at 2:00 p.m. Roy Tovar, one of eight children was born April 6, 1935 in Milam County, Texas to Roman and Francisca (Trevino) Tovar. He served in the U.S. Army Air Borne from January 1955 to January 1958. Roy worked as a truck driver for H.H. Coffield in Rockdale 27 years until he retired in 1987. On June 11, 1981, he and Deborah Weise were married in Cameron. Roy passed away Tuesday morning, September 7, 2021 at his home in Rockdale. He is preceded in death by his parents, Roman and Francisca Tovar; a brother, Richard Tovar and sister, Eva Conley. Surviving is his wife of 40 years, Deborah Tovar of Rockdale; daughters, Rachel Tovar and Rebecca Tovar of Rockdale; sons, Darren Veit of Rockdale and Darrell Veit of Lincoln; a brother, Rudy Tovar of Austin; four sisters, Ester Lopez and Paula Torres of El Paso, Alice Martinez of San Antonio and Mary Jimenez of Rockdale; 10 grandchildren, Kurklyn, Kourtney, Kate, Cooper, Kaylee, Luciana, Jacob, Joshya, Jordan, and Erika. Pallbearers are John Moreno, Sr., Cody Rucker, Kurklyn Downey, Robert Tovar, Ernest Tovar and Eric Tovar.
Funeral services for Roy Tovar, age 86 of Rockdale, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 13, 2021 at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Pastor Barry Methvin officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Joseph Cemetery in... View Obituary & Service Information