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Roy B. Hay

Born: May 5, 1934              Huntington, West Virginia Died: September 8, 2010    Omaha, Nebraska     Memorial Service: Sunday, September 12, 2010 ~ 2:00 PM Marcy Mortuary Chapel Ashland, Nebraska   Memorials: American Cancer Society

Roy B. Hay was born on May 5, 1934 in Huntington, West Virginia to Ruben and Marguerite (Bonnington) Hay. He grew up and attended schools in Huntington. He graduated from Marshall University in West Virginia with a bachelors degree in chemistry. Roy worked for Allied Chemical Company in Huntington for several years. In 1964 he moved to Bellevue, NE where he also worked for Allied Chemical for a short time. While working, he obtained a bachelors degree in elementary education from the University of Omaha. Soon after, he began teaching at the Westside Community School District in Omaha. He retired from teaching in 1994. Roy was married to Kathy Gleason on February 24, 1979. They made their home at Beacon View for 17 years before moving to Ashland in 1994. Roy passed away on September 8, 2010 at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha at the age of 76 years. Roy was an artist, an avid hunter and fisherman and had been a fishing guide at Leech Lake in Minnesota. He also enjoyed archery, watching the Nebraska Cornhusker football games and almost all sports, and watching NASCAR racing. He loved acquiring many unusual old cars which he refurbished and resold throughout the years.

Roy is survived by his wife Kathy; his daughters, Katie Hay and her husband Todd Shevelson of Chicago, Illinois, and Ritee Gerber of Holualoa, Hawaii; his grandchildren Heather Sams, Zach Hagen, Kristi Billington and Katie Hagen; his 12 great grandchildren; and his only uncle, Douglas Bonnington of Clearwater, Florida.