Roy Herman Monroe

Visitation: Tuesday, 3 to 7 PM

Services: Wednesday, 10 AM

Roy Herman Monroe, 69, of Chandler, Indiana, formerly of Evansville, went to be with Our Lord, Friday, September 26, 2008, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. He was born in Evansville the son of the Samuel Monroe and Nellie (Boyd) Monroe. He and worked for White Swan Laundry for 10 years and he retired, after over 20 years of service, with the Evansville State Hospital. He was a hard worker with good work ethics. Roy enjoyed fishing and going to flea markets, spending time with his family and his dogs, collecting knives and having good conversations with his family and friends. There will be a special need school started in Ethiopia in memory of Roy Herman Monroe. He was preceded in death by his father, Samuel Monroe, mother Nellie Boyd Nelson and step-father, Jack Nelson; brothers, Bill Monroe, Keith Nelson, Bob Monroe, and John D. Monroe; granddaughter, Roseanna K. Farrar; aunts and uncles, Buster and Anne Monroe, Pat and Addy Dockery; brother-in-law, Adam Daum. Roy is survived by his wife of 27 years, Carole (Settles) Monroe of Chandler; four daughters, Morleea Gibson (Abdi) of Ethiopia, Carleea Monroe (Joe) of Oswego, NY, Morisa Gibson (Charlie) of Stewartville, IN, Lisa Tenbarge of Evansville, four sons, Roy S. Monroe of Ethiopia, Morris Gibson (Tammy) of Evansville, Fred Gibson (Olivia) of Chandler, Donny Cook of Evansville; two sisters, Goldie Daum of Evansville, Mildred Willet (Jim) of Bosier City, LA; thirteen grandchildren, Robin Gibson, Heaven and Angel Gibson, Caleb Lantrip, Alexis Morrison, Abdiselam M. Ibrahim, Ahmed M. Aden, Zacky M. Aden, Bilal M. Aden, Charlotte Farrar, Mary Kate Rose Cleveland, Jeffrey and Kevin Cook. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at Titzer Family Funeral Homes ~ Meyer Chapel, 100 E. Columbia St. Evansville, Indiana. Reverend Steven Claspell will officiate. Burial will be in Park Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, September 30, 2008 and Wednesday 9 a.m. to service time at the funeral home. There will be a gathering for family and friends, after the burial, at Chandler General Baptist Church, 213 N. Iowa St. Chandler, Indiana. Memorial contributions may be made to Adam Food Pantry PO Box 4424 Evansville, IN 47724. Condolences may be made online @ www.titzerfuneralhomes.com.