Roy A Rife

June 26, 1950 to August 11th 2021

Roy was 71, born in Detroit Michigan to Ann Harman Rife and Col. Raymond Rife

Born into a Military family they moved to a new state every three years.

Michigan to Alabama to Idaho to Japan to New Mexico to Virginia to Hawaii.

Hawaii is where he went to high school, then they moved to California on Travis

Airforce Base. After the passing of his father, he moved to Texas, where he found

Jesus, later he moved back to California while doing migrant work in orchards and

fields before becoming a roofer. Then he specialized in Roy lived in the bay area

where he built his first Harley and later owned four to five more.

His love of Harley’s continued thru his life.

He later moved to Utah where the rest of his family had settled and went to truck

driving school, started driving in 1992, soon after met his wife Bonnie in Glendale, Az.

the love of His life. They married in May and bought a house in June of 1998

and lived in Buckeye, Az. 23 years Until his passing, Roy worked for a number of trucking

company’s, but his favorite Job was hauling oversized wind towers. He is survived by

his wife, Bonnie, and two sisters, Susan Gleed of Kaysville, Utah and Carol Davidson of

Ogden, Utah, three nieces, Alicia, Lindsey, and Anna and one nephew, Robert and

four grand nieces, Elle, Lucy, May, Sophia and one grand nephew Houston. All who

love and miss him, Roy was loved by people who knew him, he was hard working and respected

and valued by all his employers, he was kind and generous to all, he always said friends

where more about quality than quantity and choose his friends very carefully.

he loved the Lord Jesus Christ and we rejoice that he is now with Him.

The Lord Himself goes before you;

He will never leave you

Nor forsake you.

Do not be afraid

Do not be discouraged

The services will be at Desert Springs Community Church, 14440 W. Indian School Rd.

Goodyear Az.

85395.

Saturday, Sept 4th 2021 at 10:00am

"Luncheon will follow immediately after service"