Walter Roger Gay

Walter Roger Gay was born on September 8, 1944, in Miller County Georgia, and departed this life on Saturday, July 16, 2016, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 71. Roger, the son of Walter and Clavie (Gordon) Gay, was a resident of Paden, Oklahoma. Roger graduated from Miller County High School in Colquitt, Georgia with the Class of 1962. He proudly served in the US Army. On October 22, 1972, he married Janice Westbrook in Colquitt, Georgia. Roger was a 'jack of all trades and master of none' as he'd say. He was a farmer and a peanut inspector, he worked for Southern Bell Telephone Company, he was a crop duster and was co-owner of Double R Flight Service. He also owned and operated Marble Unlimited, where he manufactured cultured marble. In his spare time, Roger enjoyed horses, woodworking, working outside, fishing and most of all, spending time with his grandchildren. Roger's parents; one son, Brian Gay; and two sisters, Marie Moore and Dorothy Gay preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife Janice, of the home; daughter and son-in-law Charity and Kelly Case of Paden; grandchildren Brian, Nolan and Emily of Paden; brother and sister-in-law Lindsay and Frances Gay of Bainbridge Georgia; sisters Juanita Gay of Atlanta Georgia and Vivian Spruill of Atlanta Georgia and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The Gay family will receive friends on Monday, July 18, 2016 from 6:00- 8:00 PM at Parks Brothers Funeral Home in Prague. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 11:00 AM, at Paden Holiness Church in Paden with Bryan Logan and Steve Greene officiating.