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Roy Frederick Winkworth

Revealed 12:09 pm Wednesday, October 26, 2022

March 11, 1939 – Oct. 24, 2022

NATCHEZ – Companies for Roy Frederick Winkworth, age 83, who died Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, at dwelling will probably be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, at Grace United Methodist Church with Rev. Vickie Landrum and Rev. Stan Buckley officiating.

Visitation will probably be from 10 a.m. to service time on the Grace United Methodist Church, 2 Fatherland Highway Natchez, Mississippi.

Burial will probably be instantly following the service at The Natchez Metropolis Cemetery, beneath the path of Laird Funeral Residence.

Mr. Winkworth was born in Toronto, Ontario Canada to Frederick and Nell Smith Winkworth. He attended York Memorial Faculty and Ryerson Institute of Know-how. He labored for Kodak and Johns Manville, who transferred him to Chicago, Illinois, the place he met and married his spouse, Barbara. In Chicago, he continued his schooling at Lake Forest Faculty and The Superior Administration Institute. As a Johns Manville Human Useful resource Director, he was transferred to Alexandria, Indiana, after which to Natchez in 1981, the place he was awarded the Johns Manville Complete High quality Award and the Process Drive Recognition Award for excellence in his subject. He served as President of the Johns Manville Quarter Century Membership. Roy retired from Johns Manville in 1994 with 34 years of service. Following retirement, he owned a human useful resource consulting enterprise.

Instantly after retiring, he started the lengthy strategy of turning into a naturalized citizen. He proudly took his Oath of Allegiance in 1995. That very same 12 months, he joined the United Manner Board of Administrators and have become a member of Copiah Lincoln Group Faculty Board of Trustees the place he served for 26 years, lots of these years as Vice-chairman. In 2007, he turned the chairman of the MS Affiliation of Group Faculty/Jr. Faculty Trustees. He taught laptop science at Co-Lin for senior residents at The Institute for Studying in Retirement and arranged a pc membership the place these simply studying to make use of computer systems may come for assist and fellowship.

As a Natchez Customer’s Heart Ambassador, Roy obtained the Tourism Worker of The Month in 1992. Whereas volunteering with the Natchez Retiree Partnership, he obtained the Volunteer of The 12 months Award in 1996 and in 1997, the Mississippi Financial Growth Council Volunteer of The 12 months Award. He turned the Director of the Retiree Partnership, the place he served for a number of years. By his work with the partnership, he additionally labored with the SALT committee, Triad, and the Natchez Chamber of Commerce. In 1998, he obtained the chamber’s Natchezian Award.

In 2005, Roy served as a Pink Cross catastrophe aid volunteer throughout Hurricane Katrina.

Mr. Winkworth was preceded in dying by his mother and father and his sister, Helen Prentice, and plenty of aunts, uncles, cousins, and pricey pals.

Survivors embrace his spouse of 47 years, Barbara; his son, Paul; grandchildren, Rachel Winkworth and Dean Winkworth, and great-grandson, Kevin Caban, Jr., all of New Jersey; brother-in-law, Robert Prentice; nephews, Bruce (Debbie), Brian (Tracy) and Ian (JoAnne) Prentice and their households, all of Canada; cousins, Ken Smith of Houston, TX, Donna Brooks and Phyllis Bryant (Hylie), of Canada.

On-line condolences could also be despatched to the household at lairdfh.com.