Roy F. Ponder was born August 3, 1945, in White Plains, Alabama to Charley and Nevada Ponder. He died on September 18, 2022 in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother and sister, which he was the youngest of all his siblings. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Linda in 1995. Roy is survived by his only child, Jason; daughter-in-law, Nicki; one sister; two grandchildren, Brady and Makenna; numerous nieces, cousins and other family members near his hometown in Alabama.
Roy served in the United States Air Force and used his training and skills to become a well-respected aircraft mechanic for Delta Airlines. He worked for Delta thirty-three years until retiring in 1998. He lived 20+ years in Stockbridge, Georgia, and the last 20 years in and around Lawrenceville, Georgia near his family.
In his early years, Roy excelled in athletics and loved playing baseball and basketball. Later in life, he became enthusiastic about golf and enjoyed playing with his son, friends, and co-workers from Delta. He was also an avid card player. Although his immediate family was small, only one child and two grandchildren, he loved and adored them and always attended school activities, dance recitals, musicals, sports, and other various events.
Visitation for Roy will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2022 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM in The Heritage Suite at Horis A. Ward Funeral Home – Fairview Chapel, 376 Fairview Road, Stockbridge, Georgia 30281. The Graveside Celebration of Life will occur on Friday, September 23, 2022 at 2:00 PM in Fairview Memorial Gardens, 164 Fairview Road, Stockbridge, Georgia 30281.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.horisawardfairviewchapel.com for the Ponder family.
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