Name Info

Roy Joseph DEATON 1929-2012
Fathers:CHARLES,ROBERT,WILLIAM,LITTLEBERRY,ELIAS,JOSEPH,THOMAS,THOMAS,WILLIAM,WILLIAM\ROBERT,HENRY,RICHARD,THOMAS

Search.........Person
PAF-ID.........09112270
Gender.........male
Status.........deceased
Age............82y 9m 16d
Last-Marital...widowed
Fam-Group......DEATON
Fam-ID.........DEATON
Citizenship....US born

#Marriages.....1
#Divorces......0
#Sources.......3
#Events........1
#Images:.......7
#Comments......1
#Siblings......3
#Children......4

Person-Type....A
Immigrant?.....no
Immig-Known?...no
Parent?........father
Spouse?........husband
Sibling?.......brother
Child?.........son
Twin...........no
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Parents and Siblings
  1. Parent: CHARLES FRANKLIN DEATON, male, born:1889-08-11 Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, died:1972-11-28 (83y 3m 17d) Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, Anc:1, Dad:ROBERT CARNAHAN DEATON, Mom:ADELINE R. BUHR, #M:1, #Cmnts:3, #SrcDocs:7
  2. Parent: ANNA MAE CAREY, female, born:1891-10-27 Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, died:1953-09-20 (61y 10m 24d) Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, Anc:1, Dad:JOHN P. CAREY, Mom:CATHERINE E. DOWLING, #M:1, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:3
  3. Sibling: Charles William DEATON, male, born:1913-03-17 Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, died:1974-09-09 (61y 5m 23d) Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, Dad:CHARLES FRANKLIN DEATON, Mom:ANNA MAE CAREY, #M:1, #SrcDocs:4
  4. Sibling: Mary Addie Linda DEATON, female, born:1923-05-20 Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, died:2012-07-06 (89y 1m 16d) McLean, Fairfax county, Virginia, Dad:CHARLES FRANKLIN DEATON, Mom:ANNA MAE CAREY, #M:1, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:2
  5. Sibling: Patricia Ann DEATON, female, born:1932-01-26 Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, died:2015-05-28 (83y 4m 2d) Excelsior Springs, Clay county, Missouri, Anc:1, Dad:CHARLES FRANKLIN DEATON, Mom:ANNA MAE CAREY, #M:1, #Cmnts:2, #SrcDocs:2

Spouse(s) and Children
  1. Marriage: 1951-05-21 Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee
  2. Spouse: Wanda Jean Lowder, female, born:1931-05-26 Adamsville, McNairy county, Tennessee, died:2005-10-13 (74y 4m 17d) Jefferson, Jefferson county, Louisiana, Dad:Thomas Lowder, Mom:Lydia ?, #SrcDocs:4
  3. ..Child: (private), born:(private), died:(private), Dad:Roy Joseph DEATON, Mom:Wanda Jean Lowder, #SrcDocs:4
  4. ..Child: (private), born:(private), died:(private), Dad:Roy Joseph DEATON, Mom:Wanda Jean Lowder, #SrcDocs:3
  5. ..Child: (private), born:(private), died:(private), Dad:Roy Joseph DEATON, Mom:Wanda Jean Lowder, #SrcDocs:4
  6. ..Child: (private), born:(private), died:(private), Dad:Roy Joseph DEATON, Mom:Wanda Jean Lowder, #SrcDocs:2

Events
Birth
: 1929-11-17, Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee
Married
: 1951-05-21, Age:21y 6m 4d, Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, Role:groom
Death
: 2012-09-02, Age:82y 9m 16d, Metairie, Jefferson county, Louisiana, His obituary had both his birthdate and death date as one year later than what had heard from family. Pat, sister of Roy, often told her oldest son that Roy was three years older than Pat. She was born in 1932. The obituary also said that his September death date would have been his 62nd wedding anniversary. That is different from the May date heard from the family of when he and Wanda were married.
Obit
: 2012-09-02, Age:82y 9m 16d, Metairie, Jefferson county, Louisiana, Roy Deaton obituary, Sep.2012, ImageID: D__0054
Education
: ?, Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, Christian Brothers College, Role:student, college, This was the name of the private high school he attended. Roy was the punter for his high school football team The Purple Wave.
Job
: ?, California, After graduation he was a ski instructor at Yosemite National Park. While there, he hung out with the famous photographer, Ansel Adams. In 1967 he moved his family to New Orleans after receiving a promotion as an executive in Sears and Roebuck.
Job
: ?, Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, retired for health reasons

Places In
California
Pensacola, Escambia county, Florida
Metairie, Jefferson county, Louisiana
Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee

General

Roy loved golfing, boating, sailing and especially watching SEC college football. Roy thoroughly enjoyed heling others, his mantra being "Never a problem, just an opportunity". Towards that end, he started a scholarship program and a program to encourage children with learning.


Image(s) - hover Image IDs to popup full text
D__0010 - Deatons: Andrew,Donnie,Linda,Pat,Ann,Brad,Wanda,Jack,Dan,Steve,Roy,Ken,Larry
D__0018 - Evelyn Kuhn,Anna Deaton,Roy Deaton,Charles Deaton,Mary Addie Deaton,Julia Kuhn
D__0041 - Photo of Siblings Pat Deaton and Roy Deaton
D__0054 - Obituary of Roy Deaton September 2012
D__0144 - 1950 Census for Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, with Charles Deaton family
D__0148 - 1940 Census for Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, with Charles F. Deaton Family
D__0164 - 1930 Census for Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, with Charles Deaton Family


Sources
Cary Deaton self-knowledge, May 1980
Larry Wilson self-knowledge thru family
Obituary of Roy Deaton, September 2013

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