Hercules Roy Obituary (2005)

SPRING HILL, Fla. - Hercules 'Herc' Roy, 81, of Spring Hill passed away Monday, April 18, 2005, at Kindred Hospital in Tampa. He was born in Frenchville, Maine, and moved from Maine to Florida 13 years ago. He graduated from Madawaska Maine High School, attended University of Ottawa, Canada, and was a graduate of Coin Electrical School of Chicago, Ill. He was Catholic by faith and a member of St. Theresa's Catholic Church, where he was an altar server in 1998 and an usher at the church since 1995. He served with the Marines in the South Pacific during World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart and Gold Star. He retired as postmaster of Frenchville in 1983; was manager of the Frenchville Credit Union from 1963 to 1983; was volunteer fireman from 1947 to 1972; and was fire chief of Frenchville from 1965 to 1971. He served in the American Legion on post, county and district levels and held many Legion offices on the state level, and was state commander from 1988 to 1989. He served on many national committees and received numerous awards. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion, VFW, DAV, Marine Corps League, Purple Heart Association, 40 & 8 (honorary group of the American Legion), and a charter member of the National World War II Memorial. He enjoyed woodworking and beermaking and was an avid fisherman and golfer. Herc was predeceased by his parents, Belone and Mary Roy; his first wife, Odette; daughter Letitia; four brothers, Albenie, Alphee, Jean Paul and Albert; and three sisters, Anne Marie, Priscilla and Lucille. He is survived by his wife, Patricia of Spring Hill; three sons, Michael and his wife, Sharon, of Silverton, Ore., Robert W. and his wife, Peggy, of Covington, Wash., and Patrick and his wife, Carol, of Hampden, Maine; one daughter, Theresa and her husband, George Leinbaugh, of Milbridge, Maine; four granddaughters, Clara and her husband, Loren Eaton, of Ft. Lauderdale, Laura of Wheaton, Ill., Amanda Leinbaugh of Bath, Maine, and Victoria of Hampden; one grandson, John Leinbaugh of Milbridge; three sisters, Almida Dumais of East Hartford, Conn., Ursula Marcotte of Lewiston, Maine, and Marie Mae Daigle of Hebron, Conn.; and one brother, Oscar of Augusta, Maine. Friends are being received from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Seven Hills Chapel of Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes in Florida. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church, with the Rev. Francis Oman, celebrant. A committal service with full military honors provided by the Kennebec County Veterans Honor Guard will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the new Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road, Augusta, where Herc will be laid to rest following the service. Local arrangements are in the care of Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home, 1 Church St., Augusta.