Roy Danny English, 60, of Irwin County, Georgia died Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at the Life Care Center.
Memorial services will be held at 4:30 P.M. Thursday, January 12, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Edward McIntyre officiating. Family will receive friends from 6-8 Wednesday evening at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Roy was born July 1, 1951 in Unadilla to Faye Rucker Harper and the late Floyd J. English. He was raised by his stepfather and mother, Herschel & Faye Harper and lived in the community most of his life. Roy was a carpenter and a former employee of Harper’s Carpets in Wray. He was a proud Veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Vietnam War. Roy was a loving husband, father and grandfather who loved animals and gardening. He was a member of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his wife, Lynda Richardson English of Irwin County; parents, Herschel & Faye Harper of Wray; children, Roy Daniel English of Irwinville, Marissa Lynn English and Justin Floyd English; grandchildren, Isabelle English and Ethan English; brothers, Herschel Harper, Jr. and Stanley (Fannie) English, all of Irwin County; sisters, Shirley (David) McDonald of Warner Robins and Gloria Ann (Bob) Ingraham of Gainesville as well as several nieces and nephews. Along with his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Frank English.