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Raymond Roycroft
Obituary
Raymond Roycroft, age 65, passed away
Monday, April 23, 2001 in Seguin, Texas.
He was born in Goliad, Texas on November 8, 1935 and
attended school there where he was active in the high
school band, baseball and UIL activities.
He received his BA degree in mathematics from Texas
A&M University in 1958 and his MED from Southwest
Texas State University in 1968. During his senior year at
TAM, he served as drum major of the Maroon Band.
Raymond taught math in Rankin for four years, Denver
City, Texas for six years, Littlefield for three years
and Crane for 17 years before he retired. He sponsored
UIL math and number sense events at these schools and had
students advance to state competition in number sense.
Following his retirement from teaching in 1991, he and
his wife, Ima Gene, continued to reside in Crane but
spent much of their time in Harwood, Texas at he family
ranch.
Mr. Roycroft is survived by his loving wife, Ima Gene
Bouldin Roycroft of Crane, whom he married on August 6,
1960 in Goliad, Texas. Other survivors include his
sister, Laverne Wiebe of San Antonio, Texas; a niece,
Debbie Scheible of San Antonio, Texas; two nephews, Mike
Wiebe of Denver, Colorado and Ronnie Wiebe of San
Antonio, Texas and a host of ex-students whom he called
"our kids".
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sidney Earl
Roycroft on July 4, 1941 and his mother, Lela Clanton
Roycroft Diebel, on January 8, 1997.
Funeral services for Mr. Roycroft will be held Thursday,
April 26, 2001 at 10:00 a.m., in the chapel of Colonial
Funeral Home, Luling, Texas. The Reverend Craig Mull from
the First Methodist Church of Crane, Texas will be
officiating. Interment will follow in the Harwood
Cemetery in Harwood, Texas.
Those who will honor Raymond by serving as pallbearers
will be some of his former students,
Roy Winters, Larry Braden, James Jurock, John Soto, Gene
Richardson and Bob Phillips.
Honorary pallbearers will be Roger Hailey, Bob Clark,
Gerry Parker and Joe Allen.
Arrangements are under the direction of Colonial Funeral
Home, Luling, Texas.
Midland Reporter-Telegram
April 26, 2001
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