Alvin Glenn Roddy, 95, of East Palestine, Ohio, formerly of Oil City, died peacefully at Covington Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in East Palestine, on Tuesday, October 25, 2022.
Born September 28, 1927, in Oil City, he was a son of the late Norman D. and Twila B. Rutherford Roddy.
Mr. Roddy was a lifetime member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Oil City. While living in Hermitage, he and Bonnie attended the First Baptist Church of Sharon.
On November 14, 1945, he was married to the former Bonnie J. Boyles who preceded him in death on December 22, 2020. They had been married for 75 years.
He was drafted and served in the U.S. Army from November 1954 to July of 1955, during the Korean Conflict.
Alvin was employed by Joy Manufacturing Company until his retirement.
Mr. Roddy was a member of Petrolia Lodge 363, F.& A.M., Acacia Grotto, New Castle Consistory, and the Shriners.
He was a working man, working many hours 7 days a week, but not during hunting season. He was an avid hunter. He loved to fish, camp at Tionesta Dam, play softball and shuffleboard, and he downhill skied until he was 75 years old. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. During his later years, he was active at the Hermitage Senior Center.
Surviving are two children, Sherry Meddock and the Rev. David Roddy and his wife Nancy; five grandchildren, June Allenbaugh and her husband Michael, Dr. Lisa Carey and her husband Matt, Stacy Auchter and her friend Devin Montgomery, Ryan Meddock and his wife Kelly and David Roddy, Jr., and his wife Leslie; and 13 great-grandchildren, Michael David, Alexis, Aaron, Emma Allenbaugh of Sharon, Finley and Sawyer Carey, Haylee and Jacob Auchter, Connor and Colton Meddock, and David Coy, Elijah, and Ayla Roddy.
Also surviving are two sisters Judy Dashner and Norma Renninger, and one sister-in-law, Helen Roddy, and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Terry Meddock, two brothers, Bert "Bud" Roddy, Donald "Chick" Roddy, and four sisters, Geraldine Byham, Lois Sterner, Shirley Irrgang, and Audine Miller.
Born September 28, 1927, in Oil City, he was a son of the late Norman D. and Twila B. Rutherford Roddy.
Mr. Roddy was a lifetime member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Oil City. While living in Hermitage, he and Bonnie attended the First Baptist Church of Sharon.
On November 14, 1945, he was married to the former Bonnie J. Boyles who preceded him in death on December 22, 2020. They had been married for 75 years.
He was drafted and served in the U.S. Army from November 1954 to July of 1955, during the Korean Conflict.
Alvin was employed by Joy Manufacturing Company until his retirement.
Mr. Roddy was a member of Petrolia Lodge 363, F.& A.M., Acacia Grotto, New Castle Consistory, and the Shriners.
He was a working man, working many hours 7 days a week, but not during hunting season. He was an avid hunter. He loved to fish, camp at Tionesta Dam, play softball and shuffleboard, and he downhill skied until he was 75 years old. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. During his later years, he was active at the Hermitage Senior Center.
Surviving are two children, Sherry Meddock and the Rev. David Roddy and his wife Nancy; five grandchildren, June Allenbaugh and her husband Michael, Dr. Lisa Carey and her husband Matt, Stacy Auchter and her friend Devin Montgomery, Ryan Meddock and his wife Kelly and David Roddy, Jr., and his wife Leslie; and 13 great-grandchildren, Michael David, Alexis, Aaron, Emma Allenbaugh of Sharon, Finley and Sawyer Carey, Haylee and Jacob Auchter, Connor and Colton Meddock, and David Coy, Elijah, and Ayla Roddy.
Also surviving are two sisters Judy Dashner and Norma Renninger, and one sister-in-law, Helen Roddy, and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Terry Meddock, two brothers, Bert "Bud" Roddy, Donald "Chick" Roddy, and four sisters, Geraldine Byham, Lois Sterner, Shirley Irrgang, and Audine Miller.
Alvin Glenn Roddy, 95, of East Palestine, Ohio, formerly of Oil City, died peacefully at Covington Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in East Palestine, on Tuesday, October 25, 2022.
Born September 28, 1927, in Oil City, he was a son of the late Norman D. and Twila B. Rutherford Roddy.
Mr. Roddy was a lifetime member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Oil City. While living in Hermitage, he and Bonnie attended the First Baptist Church of Sharon.
On November 14, 1945, he was married to the former Bonnie J. Boyles who preceded him in death on December 22, 2020. They had been married for 75 years.
He was drafted and served in the U.S. Army from November 1954 to July of 1955, during the Korean Conflict.
Alvin was employed by Joy Manufacturing Company until his retirement.
Mr. Roddy was a member of Petrolia Lodge 363, F.& A.M., Acacia Grotto, New Castle Consistory, and the Shriners.
He was a working man, working many hours 7 days a week, but not during hunting season. He was an avid hunter. He loved to fish, camp at Tionesta Dam, play softball and shuffleboard, and he downhill skied until he was 75 years old. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. During his later years, he was active at the Hermitage Senior Center.
Surviving are two children, Sherry Meddock and the Rev. David Roddy and his wife Nancy; five grandchildren, June Allenbaugh and her husband Michael, Dr. Lisa Carey and her husband Matt, Stacy Auchter and her friend Devin Montgomery, Ryan Meddock and his wife Kelly and David Roddy, Jr., and his wife Leslie; and 13 great-grandchildren, Michael David, Alexis, Aaron, Emma Allenbaugh of Sharon, Finley and Sawyer Carey, Haylee and Jacob Auchter, Connor and Colton Meddock, and David Coy, Elijah, and Ayla Roddy.
Also surviving are two sisters Judy Dashner and Norma Renninger, and one sister-in-law, Helen Roddy, and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Terry Meddock, two brothers, Bert "Bud" Roddy, Donald "Chick" Roddy, and four sisters, Geraldine Byham, Lois Sterner, Shirley Irrgang, and Audine Miller.
Born September 28, 1927, in Oil City, he was a son of the late Norman D. and Twila B. Rutherford Roddy.
Mr. Roddy was a lifetime member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Oil City. While living in Hermitage, he and Bonnie attended the First Baptist Church of Sharon.
On November 14, 1945, he was married to the former Bonnie J. Boyles who preceded him in death on December 22, 2020. They had been married for 75 years.
He was drafted and served in the U.S. Army from November 1954 to July of 1955, during the Korean Conflict.
Alvin was employed by Joy Manufacturing Company until his retirement.
Mr. Roddy was a member of Petrolia Lodge 363, F.& A.M., Acacia Grotto, New Castle Consistory, and the Shriners.
He was a working man, working many hours 7 days a week, but not during hunting season. He was an avid hunter. He loved to fish, camp at Tionesta Dam, play softball and shuffleboard, and he downhill skied until he was 75 years old. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. During his later years, he was active at the Hermitage Senior Center.
Surviving are two children, Sherry Meddock and the Rev. David Roddy and his wife Nancy; five grandchildren, June Allenbaugh and her husband Michael, Dr. Lisa Carey and her husband Matt, Stacy Auchter and her friend Devin Montgomery, Ryan Meddock and his wife Kelly and David Roddy, Jr., and his wife Leslie; and 13 great-grandchildren, Michael David, Alexis, Aaron, Emma Allenbaugh of Sharon, Finley and Sawyer Carey, Haylee and Jacob Auchter, Connor and Colton Meddock, and David Coy, Elijah, and Ayla Roddy.
Also surviving are two sisters Judy Dashner and Norma Renninger, and one sister-in-law, Helen Roddy, and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Terry Meddock, two brothers, Bert "Bud" Roddy, Donald "Chick" Roddy, and four sisters, Geraldine Byham, Lois Sterner, Shirley Irrgang, and Audine Miller.
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