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| Roy Jackson Pope, Jr. |
| Date Of Birth: | November 12, 1939 |
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| Date Of Death: | September 8, 2011 |
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| Service Date: | September 13, 2011 |
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Roy Jackson Pope, Jr., 71, of Bloomington,IN., passed away
September 8, 2011 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Roy was
born, November 12, 1939 in Bloomington to Roy Jackson Pope, Sr. and
Retta (Voyles) Pope.
He graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelors
degree. Roy was the owner of Affordable Computers in
Ellettsville,IN. He also retired from RCA, National Guard and
served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Roy was a lifelong NRA member
and competed in the Rifle and Pistol National tournaments.
Roy was an advocate for education and pursued the search for
learning and knowledge throughout his life. He was an avid
bird watcher and lover of the natural world. He believed in
the value of the human spirit and was a vocal advocate for civil
rights. His family and children want to express their
gratitude for his part in making them the people who they have
became and for giving his life and love to them.
He is survived by his wife Norma "Faye Baby" (Hawkins),
children, James K. Pope Sr., Anthony G. Pope, Sr. and his wife
Cynthia, Andrew J. Pope, Sr., Jodi L. Pope-Pfingston, Saretta F.
Pope, Grandchildren, Shawna M. Clark and her husband Jeff,
Heather L. Randolph and her husband Jason, Kaleb Pope and his wife
Michelle, James K. Pope, Jr., Anthony G. Pope, Jr. and his wife
Kara, Joshua M. Pope, MaKayla N. Pope, Andrew J. Pope, Jr., Olivia
P. Pfingston, Iona P. Pfingston, Oliver P. Pfingston,
Great-grandchildren Thomas Jefferson, Jackson James, Mariah Grace,
and Valerie Ann. He is also survived by his siblings, Bill
Pope, Louise Jones and many nieces and nephews.
Roy was preceded in death by his parents, Siblings, Wilma
J. Stewart, Winona Alexander, and Orville Kenneth "Johnny"
Bush.
Services will be at 2pm on Tuesday September 13, 2011 at
the Allen Funeral Home 4155 S. Old State Road 37 Bloomington, IN.
Visitation will be 4-8 Monday at the funeral home and visitation
from 11-2 prior to services on Tuesday. Burial will follow at
the Knightridge Cemetery.
The family welcomes floral arrangements, and for those who
wish to, donations in Roy's memory can be made to Doctors Without
Borders.
Allen Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Friends
can send condolences to www.allenfuneralhome.org
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