Roy Marshburn

Roy Edward Marshburn passed away on October 26, 2020 in Pompano Beach, Fl. He was predeceased by his father and mother, Orman O. Marshburn and Mae Campbell Marshburn. Roy was born in Casma, NC on May 24, 1942 and at the age of 3 went to live with his grandparents, Rufus and Nora Marshburn. He attended schools in Olivia and Sanford, NC and was a member of the Olivia Presbyterian Church. After joining the Navy in 1959, he was sent to San Diego, Ca. and then to the Glynco Naval Blimp base in Brunswick, Ga. He was a "plank owner" on the Kitty Hawk CVA-63, toured many countries, was stationed in Greece, and enjoyed 20 years in communications in the military.

After serving his country, he was a biomedical engineer at the Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Upon moving back to NC, he worked in recruiting, and then for a company called Spectrofuge Corp which he later purchased from the owners, was a member of the NISA group, later retiring and selling the company to a group of his employees.

While in NC, he was a faithful member of the Green Level Baptist Church in Cary. He sang in the choir and also sang with several club groups at the Carolina Preserve, Cary, where he lived for 10 years. He loved building and flying model airplanes enjoying many good times with friends and relatives.

After selling the house in NC, he moved to Pompano Beach, Fl., and enjoyed 4 years of watching the boats go by the condo, the great weather, good food, traveling, several cruises (other than Navy cruises) and visiting new places.

He is survived by his wife, Deanie Manning Marshburn, whom he met and 'dated' in 1959 and then after 44 years was reunited with her; they were married in 2007. His many surviving family members include his sons and daughter, R. S. Marshburn; Dennis R Marshburn; Melinda Morgan; grandchildren, Alex Marshburn (great-granddaughter, Kinsley); Ross Marshburn; Sarah Marshburn; sisters, Willie B Glance (her husband Walter); Kay Gaddy (her husband Bill, recently deceased), Dorothy Godfrey (her husband, Roy); Doris Hickman (her husband, Timmy); brother O'Neil Marshburn (his wife Laura); also many cousins and their families.

A special thanks to all those who called, did video chat, sent cards, and especially prayed, those who sent messages almost every day of encouragement for all of us here. Roy enjoyed the pictures, the videos, and facebook notes so much. Thank you for doing that while he was able to enjoy hearing from everyone. He enjoyed the hymns Melinda had playing for him all the time and singing to him. The last few days were painful, but he is in a better place now. We will see him on the other side.

"Don't be troubled. Believe in God, and believe in me. My Father's house has many rooms. If that were not true, would I have told you that I'm going to prepare a place for you. If I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again. Then I will bring you into my presence so that you will be where I am." John 14:1-3

Roy Marshburn's wish was to be cremated and his headstone be placed in the Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia in the family plot.