James Walter "Jim" Royce Obituary (1933

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. James "Jim" Walter Royce Mr. James "Jim" Walter Royce, age 81, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on December 31, 1933 in Austin, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Walter E. and Helen M. Holcroft Royce. He was a 1953 graduate of Madison High School. He entered the United States Navy on June 16, 1953 and served in the Seabees during the Korean War. He rose to the rate of Second Class Petty Officer and was honorably discharged on May 29, 1957. He then served in the Indiana National Guard for three years. He was united in marriage to Martha Ellen Shipley on June 17, 1956 at the St. Michael Catholic Church in downtown Madison. This happy union of fifty eight years was blessed with a son, James Steven and two daughters Peggy Lynn and Lora Beth. He was employed at Rotary Lift as a production supervisor in Madison, Indiana retiring after forty two years of service. He started his own gun repair shop in 1985 naming it Royce Gun Repair. He was a lifelong member of the Madison community. He was a member of First Baptist Church in downtown Madison, Indiana and also held membership in the Jefferson Post 9 of the American Legion and Madison Moose Lodge No. 765. He enjoyed his dog, Jimmy Boy, hunting, fishing, gardening, caring for his lawn and loved spending time with family and friends. Jim cherished his Sunday afternoon drives with his late wife throughout the countryside. Jim died on Friday, August 21, 2015, at 6:24 p.m. at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Jim will be missed by his loving son, James S. Royce and his wife Robin of Columbus, Indiana; his loving daughter, Beth McKinney of Henderson, Kentucky; his loving son-in-law, Terry Crank of Madison, Indiana; his loving brother, Donald Royce of Madison, Indiana; his loving sisters, Joann Goins of Madison, Indiana, Barbara L. Lutz and her husband Robert of Bloomington, Indiana; his loving grandchildren, Jessica, Tara, Alex, Nathan, Emily; his loving great-grandchildren, Aubri, Courtney, Addison, Aiden, Alyssa. Arrabelle, Daenersy, and Ava; his brothers in law and sisters in laws, Richard "Buck" Shipley and his wife, Judy of Madison, Indiana, Charles "Butch" Shipley and his wife, Joyce of Louisville, Kentucky, Margie Toomey of Madison, Indiana, William "Bill" Greenan of Indianapolis, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter E. Royce, died 1980, his mother, Helen M. Holcroft Royce, died 1985, his wife of fifty eight years, Martha Ellen Shipley Royce, died July 10, 2014, and his daughter, Peggy Lynn Crank, died, May 11, 2007. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, August 29, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., by Bro. Bob Hicks at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MOOSE LODGE The Madison Moose Lodge No. 765 will conduct a service on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre. MILITARY HONORS A final salute will be conducted on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, by Jefferson Post 9 of the American Legion with full military honors to follow at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery Chapel MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the ALS Foundation. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of James Walter "Jim" Royce, please click here to visit our sympathy store.