Russell Roysden^{[1, 2]}

1924 - 2006  (82 years)

• Name	Russell Roysden
  Born	19 Oct 1924	Campbell County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Dec 2006	Coalfield, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	20 Dec 2006	Pleasant View Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I262514	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Edward Roysden,   b. 27 Feb 1894,   d. Jan 1975  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Rosie Mae,   d. Bef 16 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F101556	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Hicks,   d. Bef 21 Sep 1999
  Children	1. Etta Ruth Roysden,   d. Bef 21 Sep 1999   2. Bruce Wayne Roysden,   d. Bef 21 Sep 1999   3. James Franklin Roysden,   d. Bef 21 Sep 1999 + 4. Evelyn Faye Roysden,   b. 11 May 1951, Anderson County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Sep 1999, Oliver Springs, Tennessee  (Age 48 years)   5. Rena Roysden   6. Edna Roysden   7. Margaret Roysden   8. Linda Sue Roysden   9. Anna Roysden   10. Billie Roysden   11. Betty Roysden   12. John Paul Roysden   13. Jerry Roysden   14. Gary L. "Joe" Roysden   15. Glenn Roysden
  Family ID	F101541	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Oct 1924 - Campbell County, Tennessee Buried - 20 Dec 2006 - Pleasant View Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 31 Aug 2009. Joseph Millard "Mert" Hicks obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, The Oak Ridger (TN), 22 Sep 1999. Evelyn Roysden Killensworth obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, The Oak Ridger (TN), 18 Dec 2006. Russell Roysden, age 82, a resident of Coalfield, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006, at home. Mr. Roysden was born Oct. 19, 1924, in Campbell County. He lived most of his life in Devonia and Oliver Springs. Mr. Roysden was a member of the Rock Hill Baptist Church in Devonia. He retired from the Blue Diamond Coal Company as a heavy equipment operator with McCall Enterprises. He was preceded in death by his wife; Mary Ann Hicks Roysden; by children: Etta Ruth Matheson, Evelen Faye Killensworth, Bruce Wayne Roysden and James Franklin Roysden; by his parents; Edward and Rosie Mae Ward Roysden; by brothers, Eli Roysden, Clais Roysden and Lester Ward; by grandchildren: Don "Bo" Phillips Jr., and Melissa and Jerry Ray Carroll; and by a son-in-law, Donald Olson. He is survived by daughters, Rena Olson of Harriman, Edna Hayes of Radcliff, Ky., Margaret Westmoreland and husband Bobby of Norris, Linda White and husband Charles of Coalfield, Billie Cornell and husband Rick of Oliver Springs, Betty Griggs and husband Rick of Oliver Springs, and Anna Curtain and husband Allen of Coalfield; sons, Glenn Roysden and wife Gail of Lake City, Jerry Roysden and wife Teresa of Oliver Springs, Gary Lynn "Joe" Roysden of Coalfield, and John Paul Roysden of Coalfield; 43 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren; son-in-law, John Matheson of Vine Grove, Ky.; sister-in-law, Josephine Lowe of Knoxville; brothers-in-law, Jim Hicks and wife Sue of Clinton, and Millard Hicks of Knoxville; and special friend, Euvene Randolph of Briceville. He is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, extended family members and special friends, and a special nephew, "Pee Wee." The family will receive friends Monday, Dec. 18, and Tuesday, Dec. 19, between the hours of 6 and 9 p.m. at Sharp Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Sharp Funeral Home with the Rev. Murl Phillips and the Rev. Don Daugherty officiating. Graveside services and burial will follow at the Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery in Anderson County. Sharp Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.