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Roy E. Fly 1917-2008
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As Roy's hospice nurse I spent many hours visiting with Roy at Valley and listening to his many stories. It was a privilege to get to know him and I will miss him very much. My condolences go out to his family and his many friends. Mandy Yoder,RN.
Tom & family: Your Dad was a great friend of the McIntyre family. We will miss him and all of his great stories. I am so glad I was able to spend a little more time with him these past few years, especially one very memorable Christmas at the ranch. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Pat (McIntyre) Neppl
Dear Tom & Family I always admired Roy for the love he showed for life, the love he had for his wife Marion and his children, the love he had for the land and the joy he showed talking about his friends and his past experiences. He was a wealth of information about the oldtimers of Sarpy. I'll miss sitting in the shade after a hot day of haying and eating the cold watermelon that he had cooling for us all day long. I'll miss him telling us that we were using the wrong hand when fixing equipment and him jumping in to help us with his left hand going a hundred. I'll miss the Saturday evening meals we had together after he went to church. The list of things I'll miss about Roy is too long to share right now. Lord take care of this fine cowboy! Love Digger and Julie
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Roy E. Fly, 90 of Big Horn, passed away peacefully, June 13, 2008. The son of Robert and Sara Cottell Fly, Roy was born on the family homestead, November 23, 1917. He lived all his life in the house he was born in. Roy served in the Army with the 1st Tank Battalion during WWII and received the Purple Heart. On April 10, 1948, he married Marion Clarice Lucas in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hardin. Roy enjoyed visiting, sharing war stories and going to fiddler jams. He did chores at the ranch right up to the end. Farming and haying came naturally to Roy and he knew all there was to know about animals, especially horses and cattle. He could fix just about any kind of machinery and was an expert at riding his four wheeler. Survivors include sons Bob Fly of Fort Thomas, AZ, Tom (Arvilla) Fly of Sarpy, and Phillip (Vannae) Lucas of Utah. Grandchildren, Liegh (Tyler) Vineyard of Sheridan, WY, Erin Fly of Fort Thomas, AZ, Rebecca, Sean, Rachael, and Angie Lucas of Utah. Great grandchildren, Caytlen, and Catheryn Vineyard of Sheridan, WY, his sister Bunny (Roy) Morrison of Billings. Also surviving are Ken (Julie) Odell of Hardin, many special friends including all his fiddler jam friends and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by is wife Marion, a son Dan, three sisters, Marion, Thelma and Neva, his brother George and a grandson Rex Thomas Fly. Visitation will be 5pm to 8pm, Tuesday at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary. Rosary services will be 7pm Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hardin. The Funeral Mass will be 10AM Thursday at St. Joseph’s. Rite of Committal with military honors will be at Little Big Horn National Cemetery.
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Dear Bob, Tom and Family, Boy, where does one start regarding Roy. I remember all the trips out to the ranch and Roy giving the Pratt kids heck for not drinking fresh farm milk. After he and Marion got rid of their milk cows, Roy was at Nora Hopes and he had to drink fresh milk, he then said he knew why the Pratt kids didn't like fresh milk! Last fall, Peg, Brandy (my daughter) and myself stopped at Valley to see Roy. It was at lunch time and we were not to leave until he finished eating. All the other old timers around him were giving him heck because he was getting hugs from all these girls! Anyway, he had to eat fast and we had to beat the old ladies over to their favorite spot they sat at every afternoon and boy did we get some looks and Roy was eating it up! He always had us laughing about something and took good care of us kids growing up. I will always cherish the memories of the Fly ranch! My prayers are with you all and he is riding high again! Love, Jo Pratt Hart
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