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Roy Austin Darting
ROSSVILLE- Roy Austin Darting, 64 passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at his home in rural Rossville.
He was born June 9, 1946 at Holton the son of Cleafes A. and Z.
Wauneta Andrick Darting. Roy grew up in the Emmett community and graduated from Emmett High School in 1964. He served in the Army National Guard and was called to active duty during the Vietnam War. He had lived in the Emmett community before moving to rural Rossville in December 2007.
Roy was a truck driver for Frito Lay and had driven for them the past 25 years before he took a medical leave in 2008. He had earned an award for driving Two Million Miles. He had worked for Hunt Transportation as an owner operator and had driven for Rezac Live¬stock Company. Roy was a cattleman and rancher. He was a member of the Emmett United Methodist Church and also was a member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion.
He was preceded in death by his father, Cleafes.
On June 11, 1971 Roy was united in marriage to Nancy K. Perry at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Emmett. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include his mother, Z. Wauneta Darting, Emmett; three daughters, Kelli (J.D.) Kenney, Rossville, Beth (Chris) Reiners, Maple Hill and Megan (Jeff) Richardson, Wichita; two sisters, Betty Darting, Lawrence and Wilma Rojas, Rossville; a brother Gerry Darting, Rossville; six grandchildren, Jimmy, Parker, Madelyn, Cassie, Alexis and Mason.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Monday, June 28, 2010 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Interment will be in the Ross¬ville Cemetery. Mr. Darting will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Sunday, June 27, 2010 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Keith Worthington ALS Chapter or Heart of America Hospice and sent in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuenralhome.com.