December 27, 88, Goldsboro
Roy Thomas Renfrow, 88, passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.
Roy was born in Sampson County on November 4, 1929 to the late Willie Anderson Renfrow and Mamie Harrison Renfrow. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force and the United States Coast Guard. Roy retired from the City of Goldsboro as the Chief of Police. Roy was a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Sudan Temple of New Bern, and was a Shriner and Scottish Rite Mason. He was also a member of the Goldsboro Elks Lodge #139 B.P.O.E. and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Roy was a member of Madison Avenue Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, December 30, 2017 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home followed by a service to celebrate his life in the chapel with Rev. Randy Outland officiating. A private interment with military honors will be held at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery.
Roy is survived by his wife of sixty-six years, Mildred Swinson Renfrow; daughter, Debbie Leigh Robertson and husband Garry; daughter-in-law, Kathy Garrett Renfrow; four grandchildren, Kelly R. Mendez and husband Mark, Travis Pate and wife Susan, Garrett Renfrow, and Ronni Renfrow; and four great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Ronald Thomas Renfrow; brothers, B. A. Renfrow and James Milton Renfrow; and sisters, Lillie Bradshaw, Dorothy Westbrook and Virginia Royal.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com.