He was born on March 12, 1921 in Lohman, Missouri. He lived in Kansas City, Missouri most of his life and moved to Cottonwood, Arizona in 2015.
Roy is survived by his sons, Kenneth of Denver, Colorado and Larry and wife Deborah of Sedona, Arizona, five grandchildren, Jason, Nathan, Aaron, Michael and Ian Linhardt; five great-grandchildren, Rachel Feuster-Smith and husband Stephen, Jonathan and Joshua Linhardt, Kassidy and Kamryn Linhardt, and two great-great-grandchildren, Charlie Ann and Regan Necole, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday June 5, 2019 at Mt. Moriah, Newcomer & Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 6, 2019 the funeral home. Burial at Mount Moriah Cemetery.