Roy "Buddy" R. Theriot, Jr.

Roy “Buddy” R. Theriot, Jr., 68, of Abbeville, Louisiana, went to be with the Lord on Saturday August 14, 2021 at Doctors’ Regional Medical Center in Corpus Christi, TX. Roy was a resident of River Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Home in Corpus Christi.

Roy was a 1970 Abbeville High graduate and 1974 USL graduate. He graduated from USL with a Bachelor’s of Art, emphasizing in Journalism. Roy excelled at both schools academically and in sports, especially track and field as a record holder in the shot put and javelin throw. He also starred in football, basketball, and baseball. As a proud Eagle Boy Scout, he attended the 1967 World Jamboree in Idaho. After graduating from USL in 1974, Roy attended and graduated from Christ for the Nations Bible College in Dallas, Texas in 1977 with a degree in Theology. It was there he met and married his first wife Rona Dildy. Together, they ventured to McAllen, Texas where for several years they served as missionaries for Christ to Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Roy eventually remarried and moved to Corpus Christi, Texas where he worked in the oilfield. He later relocated to the Tampa, Florida area where he spent much of his life working as an attendant in an assisted living facility, as well as a special needs teacher for the school district. He retired and returned to Corpus Christi to live his final years with his family.

Roy is survived by his daughter Shira Theriot Mills and her husband Ben Mills and Roy’s grandson Gideon Mills, his sister Barbara Theriot Horaist and her husband Neal Horaist, his brother Dr. Sammy Theriot and his wife Mary Theriot, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father Roy R. Theriot, Sr., and his mother Helen Roberts Theriot.

Honorary pallbearers include grandson Gideon Mills, son-n-law Benjamin Mills, brother-n-law Neal Horaist, and nephews Chris DeBlanc, Mike DeBlanc, and Jacob Theriot.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE FAMILY

The family of the late Roy “Buddy” R. Theriot, Jr., greatly appreciate your kind expressions of sympathy in their loss. Your thoughts and contributions are greatly appreciated. Thank you for continuing to keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made in Roy’s name to either the Roy and Helen Theriot Memorial UL Scholarship at the UL Foundation in Lafayette, LA or Christ for the Nations Missionary Assistance Program Services at 3404 Conway St., Dallas, TX 75224.

Officiant: Layne Payne, Senior Pastor

New Life Church

1109 N. Lafitte Rd.

Abbeville, LA 70510