Roy H. Davidson

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Roy H. Davidson, 66, of Cave-In-Rock, went home to be with the Lord at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at the Marion Veterans Hospital.

Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 25, 2010, at First Baptist Church in Cave-In-Rock with the Rev. Arthur Austin Jr. officiating. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until the time of the service on Sunday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations will be made to the family. Blue Funeral Home in Marion is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Roy was born on Sept. 22, 1943, in Hardin County to the late Outher and Mildred Agent Davidson. Roy married Carolyn Leavell on July 30, 1965. They would have celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary later this month.

Roy accepted the Lord as his savior at age 16. He began his ministry in 1972. He pastored five churches, won many people to the Lord and made a wonderful impression to every person that he met. He never met a stranger. The love of his life was his God and his family.

He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; daughter, Lisa (Alan) Miles of Junction; two granddaughters, Rachel and Sarah; two brothers, Alan Davidson of Eldorado and Richard Davidson of Flint, Mich.; four sisters, Ann (William), Kay (Paul) Fillmore both of Aurora; Connie Vinyard of Galatia and Mary Lou (Tom) Lemons of McLeansboro; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded by his parents; two brothers, Anderson and Paul Henry Davidson; and two sisters, Linda Hicks and Pearl Layfette.

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