Roy L Starnes

Roy L. Starnes, 88, of Coffeen, IL passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020, at 12:12 p.m., at Hillsboro Area Hospital in Hillsboro, IL.  A visitation for Roy L. and Lucy M. Starnes will be held  Saturday, July 25, 2020, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro, IL.  A memorial service for Roy L. and Lucy M. Starnes will be held Saturday, July 25, 2020, at 1:00 p.m., at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro, IL.  Military Rites will be held at graveside.  Burial will be in Brown Cemetery in Old Ripley, IL.  We will be following COVID-19 CDC Guidelines with the use of masks and social distancing.

Mr. Starnes was born September 2, 1931, in Sorento, IL, to the late Charles & Mae (Mollett) Starnes.  Mr. Starnes was a veteran of the Army, serving during the Korean Conflict.  He married Lucy Crook.  She has passed away on June 16, 2020.  Mr. Starnes had work for a land clearing service in Florida and was a member of the V.F.W. Post #1306. Mr. Starnes had lived in Sorento, IL; Pine Island, FL; Punto Gorda, FL and Coffeen, IL.

Mr. Starnes is survived by four children, Paula (husband, Kenneth) VanHekken of Belding, MI, Kelly Starnes of Coffeen, IL, Dennis (wife, Marsha) Starnes of Punta Gorda, FL, Maureen (husband, Ron Richards) Starnes of Shelbyville, IN; fourteen grandchildren; several great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren and three siblings, Duane (wife, Virginia) Starnes of Millersburg, IL, Betty (husband, William) Haberer of Millersburg, IL & Judy (husband, Mack) Fitzgerald of Chatttanooga, TN.  He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Steve Starnes and three brothers. 

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