Born March 31, 1945 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of the late Margaret L. Wooldridge. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Beckley, WV. Dick retired as co-owner, and treasurer of Summit Supply, Inc. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1963, served in the US Navy until 1967, and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Morris Harvey College in 1974. Roy enjoyed playing golf, boating, water skiing, and most importantly, spending time with his family. He was an avid WVU sports fan who attended many of their games.
Survivors include his loving wife of 51 years, Shirley, two sons Steven Knuckles, and his wife Christina of Princeton; Philip Knuckles, and his wife Kimberly of Beaver; two brothers, Thomas Knuckles, and his wife Nanette of Noblesville, IN; David Knuckles, and his wife Karen of Martinsville, VA; and a sister, Cathy Showalter, and her husband Gary of Beckley; 6 grandchildren and 2 step grandchildren.
A private funeral service will be held at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley, WV on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 2:00 pm with the Rev. Donald R. Snyder - Senior Minister presiding. Services may be viewed live at https://www.facebook.com/blueridgefuneral/ In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Christian Church, P.O. Box 5556, Beckley, WV 25801, American Red Cross online at https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/ or to St. Jude Children's Hospital https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html in memory of Roy. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.blueridgefuneralhome.com. Blue Ridge Funeral Home has the honor of serving the family.
