April 30, 1936 – August 5, 2024
James Roy Box, 88, of Bedford, passed away Monday, August 5, 2024, at Cedar Creek Assisted Living of Bedford.
Born April 30, 1936, in Mitchell, he was the son of Harold Edward and Goldia (Beasley) Box. He married Roberta Evelyn Bundy on June 8, 1957, and she survived.
Roy graduated from Mitchell High School in 1954. He worked as a machinist and mold maker and retired from Crane–NSWC. Roy had a very mechanical mind and liked working with his hands and farming. He built a wood splitter and loved splitting wood with family, friends, neighbors, and his church family. Roy was a member of the Fayetteville Baptist Church. He enjoyed traveling and going on mission trips.
Surviving are his wife, Roberta Evelyn Box of Bedford; children, Rhonda Elaine (Richard) Brock of Williams, Regina Eve (Brian) Brock of Williams, and Rita Ellen (Kevin) Daugherty of Bedford; grandchildren, Matthew Allen Brock, Jeremy Paul Brock, Rachel Elaine Bush, Robin Emily Guthrie, Ruthann Elizabeth Denney, and Kaytlin Alexis Daugherty; great-grandchildren, Emily, Kaylee, Javan, Bailey, Sophie, Grayson, Nolan, Olivia, Charlotte, Joshua, and Elaina; and siblings, Joyce Ann Winegar of Michigan and Donald Lee (Mary Beth) Box of Mitchell.
His parents and granddaughter, Jessica Layne Daugherty, preceded him in death.
The funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 7, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center, with Pastor Kenny Walden officiating. Burial will be at Lawrenceport Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until the service on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.chastainfuneralhome.com.
