Roy Barkley, Jr., age 72 of Valley Head, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019. Mr. Barkley was born on December 19, 1946 to the late Roy Barkley and Ova Blankenship Barkley in Fort Payne, Alabama. He worked as a security guard for Allied Security.
Funeral services for Mr. Barkley will 3 p.m., Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in the Mtn. View Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 from 12 noon until the 3 p.m. hour of service. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Ronald McDonald House, 1700 4th Ave. S, Birmingham, AL, 35233.
Mr. Barkley is survived by his wife of 55 years, Sherry Bell Barkley; daughter & son-in-law, Annette & Alan Hughes; son & daughter-in-law, Richard & Donnis Barkley; and son, Roy Barkley, III; sisters, Brenda McNutt and Anita Berry; grandchildren, Travis Hughes, Blake & Anastasia Hughes, Sarah Barkley, Roy & Shannon Barkley, IV, Akela Barkley, and Patrick Barkley; great-grandchild, Avy Hughes; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Elaine Gray; and brothers-in-law, Roy McNutt and Robert Berry.
Wilson Funeral Home and Crematory are in charge of arrangements.
