DeRoy, James James DeRoy was born June 20, 1934, in St. Charles, Mo., to Joseph DeRoy and Ruth Shivley DeRoy. He passed away January 13, 2007, at a local care facility. Mr. DeRoy was a retired oil field equipment salesman. He served in the U.S. Army and was discharged in 1956. Survivors include his wife, Linda DeRoy; daughter, Kim Diel and husband, Dan, and granddaughters, Kristi, Erika, Rachel, and Olivia, all of Wichita, Kansas; a son, Kevin DeRoy, and granddaughter, Jessica, and grandson, Jeremy, and great-grandson, Malik, of Germany; daughter, Kathy Ann Liscombe and husband, Michael, and grandsons, Craig, Brandon, and Zachery, and great-grandson, Collin of St. Charles, Mo.; daughter, Eurie DeRoy of Longview; stepdaughter, Kathy Sue Marr and husband, Ted, and granddaughter, Amanda, and grandson, Andrew, of Corsicana; and sister, Mary Lou Linhoff of Houston. Memorial contributions may be sent to Heart'sWay Hospice, 1306 Longview, TX 75604. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 1/17/2007.