Roy Edwin Hacker Sr. (1928 - 2014)

Born 23 May 1928 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States

Died 7 Dec 2014 at age 86 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, United States

Biography

Roy was born in 1928. He passed away in 2014.

Obituary

Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on Dec. 9, 2014

"Services for Roy Edwin "Pop Pop" Hacker, 86, will be held on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, at 10 a.m. at Lloyd James Funeral Home in Tyler. Interment will follow in Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery in Tyler. Officiants are the Rev. Gerry Giles and Jim Bell, nephew.

Mr. Hacker went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, under the care of The Hospice of East Texas and Providence Park Nursing Facility in Tyler.

He was born May 23, 1928, in Dallas and was a graduate of Wilmer Hutchins High School. He worked 28 years as a diesel mechanic and shop manager for Norton Concrete and LaFarge Concrete. After his retirement he served on several committees at Glenwood United Methodist Church and St. Louis School/Wayne D. Boshears Center in Tyler. He was a member of Fairwood United Methodist Church in Tyler.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 47 years, Virginia Rose Hacker; his parents, Roy A. and Katheryn Elizabeth "Katie" Hacker; and brother, Robert "Bobby" Hacker.

He is survived by daughters, Karyn Hacker, of Tyler, Barbara and Harold Wilson, of Winnsboro, Robbyn and John Fancher, of Conroe, Becky and Lynn Butler, of Carrollton, Susan and Chuck Bishop, of Texarkana; son, Ed and Stephanie Hacker, of Winona; sister, Kathryn Bell and husband Jimmy; his seven beloved grandchildren, Lore and Will Muckelroy, Eric Hacker, Ryan and Malorie Hacker, Brittany Hacker, Morgan Butler, Madison Butler and Breezy Bishop; one great-grandson; three great-granddaughters; as well as nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be grandsons and sons-in-law.

Visitation is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, at Lloyd James Funeral Home in Tyler.

If desired, memorials may be made to: Wayne D. Boshears Center for Exceptional Programs, 3450 Chandler Highway, Tyler, 75702; The Hospice of East Texas Foundation, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, 75701; or the charity of your choice . "

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5. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDXZ-5PV : 5 December 2014), Roy Edwin Hacker in entry for Barbara Ruth Hacker, 14 Jul 1953; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
6. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6SL-X7N : 5 December 2014), Roy Edwin Hacker in entry for Karyn Rose Hacker, 07 Jan 1952; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
7. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V63X-61L : 5 December 2014), Roy Edward Hacker in entry for Robbyn Hacker, 15 May 1955; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
8. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDF7-6KQ : 5 December 2014), Roy Edwin Hacker Sr. in entry for Roy Edwin Jr. Hacker, 21 Jul 1956; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
9. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDN3-PMQ : 1 January 2015), Roy Edwin Hacker in entry for Rebecca Ann Hacker, 25 Apr 1960; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
10. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDH7-TDH : 5 December 2014), Roy Edwin Hacker in entry for Susan Renee Hacker, 27 Apr 1967; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
11. Find A Grave: Memorial #139788108