Roscoe Thomas Day Jr.

Roscoe “Ros” T. Day Jr., 93, of Louisville, passed away on November 11, 2021. He was born September 24, 1928 in Madisonville, KY to the late Roscoe Sr. and Anna Mae Day. He is also preceded in death by his two brothers, Gary and Michael Day. Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 65 years, Wynella E. Day, children Rosalind Davis, Lisa Day, Gregory Day (Pauline), Eric Day, and sister Beverly Mangan. Ros also had the following six loving grandchildren Dana, Dawn, Devin, Trevor, Jacob, and Lauren.

Ros was a graduate of the 1946 class at Madisonville High School. He went on to earn his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Bowling Green Business University in 1950. Upon graduation, Ros enlisted into the United States Air Force where he was stationed in Bamberg, Germany during the Korean War. After serving his country he was employed by Ford Motor Company in 1955 where he worked until his retirement 40 years later.

Ros was considered a “pool shark” in his youth playing billiards at the pool hall his father owned. He and his wife, Winnie, enjoyed square dancing as a Calico Twirlers couple and became secretary of the KSDA. He was also a talented bowler, avid tennis player & enjoyed time with family in his backyard swimming pool. A proud member of BBN since his youth, he had season tickets to UK football for a few seasons. Ros was both a VFW and Louisville Jaycees member.

A funeral service to celebrate Roscoe’s life will be held in the chapel of Arch L. Heady & Son located at Westport Village 7410 Westport Rd. Louisville, KY 40222 on Saturday November 20th at 10:30am with burial to follow at Louisville Memorial Gardens East. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday November 19th from 3-8pm. Memories and condolences can be left online at www.archlheadywestport.com. Expressions of sympathy can be made to either The American Cancer Society or Hosparus Health of Louisville.