Roy B Delaney

Shreveport, LA- Funeral services celebrating the life of Roy B. Delaney, 88, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 in the chapel of Centuries Memorial Funeral Home. Officiating will be Dr. Murry Hodge with masonic rites following. Interment will follow in Centuries Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, August 17, 2015 at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home.

Roy was born on July 8, 1927 in Shreveport, LA and was educated at Alexandria Elementary and St. John’s Military Academy. Roy was a World War II veteran, he joined the Navy on July 8, 1945, and served on the Battleship U.S.S. Texas, and Destroyer, U.S.S. McKean. Roy was former owner of Gordon-Robinson Food Brokerage.

Roy was a former member of Morningside Baptist Church where he served as deacon and on many committees for 42 years. He was currently a member of Summer Grove Baptist Church where he served as usher, Sunday school director and “volunteer construction crew” member.

Roy became a mason in 1953 and was raised in W.H. Booth Lodge #380 in 1954. He served as Worshipful Master of W.H. Booth Lodge in 1961 and Grand Master of Masons of Louisiana in 1992. He was a plural member of Blanchard Lodge #447. He was a member of Shreveport Scottish Rite, KCCH, 33rd degree. He was also a member of York Rites and was Potentate of El Karubah Shrine in 1981. In addition to his life’s work in Masonry, he was also the founder of the Blue Lodge’s Shreveport-Bossier Dyslexia Training Program in 1999 and for whom the Bossier School is named after by the Past Grand Master, Jeff Webb, 2009.

Roy is preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Rosa Delaney, brother Maynard Delaney and sisters Rose, Mamie, Sadie and Mary. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Bennie House Delaney, daughter and son-in-law, Kerry and Gerald Weakley, granddaughters, Kristen and Kimberly and grandson, Adam, sisters Jo Neal, Margaret Peters, Dorothy Wiginton, Betty Hughes, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Roy was a worthy workman of good cheer, one of good report among the brethren who would stand next to any upright mason. He was dignified, having served in high places. Roy never faltered, faulted, or fought. He just wouldn’t quit the task at hand!

Honoring Roy as pallbearers will be Steve Pence, Gary Gribble, Gary Rushworth, John Autry, Ballard Smith and Bruce Easterly. Honorary pallbearers will be members of W.H. Booth Lodge #380, El Karubah Shriners, and Scottish and York Rite members.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial donations be made to Masonic Learning Center of Louisiana, Dyslexia Program, 5746 Masonic Drive, Alexandria, LA 71303.

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