Funeral services for Mr. Roy Elmer Kimball of Gilbert will be 10:00AM Friday, February 3, 2023 at Apostolic Faith Chapel with Rev. James Harris, Rev. A.J. Kimball, and Rev. Clay Nichols officiating. Interment will follow at Oakley Cemetery near Gilbert under the direction of Young’s Community Memorial Winnsboro. Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 8:00PM Thursday, February 2, 2023 at the church.
Mr. Kimball was born April 23, 1942 in Gilbert, LA and passed from this life on January 29, 2023 in Gilbert, LA at the age of 80. Roy loved to work with wood and made toys to give to children. He proudly served for over 4 years as an E5 sergeant in the United States Marines in Okinawa, Japan during the Vietnam War. He was a faithful, longtime member of Apostolic Faith Chapel, was filled with the Holy Ghost for 59 years, and was a Sunday School teacher to many. He will be greatly missed by all who loved and knew him.
He is preceded in death by his father, Julian Kimball; his mother, Mildred Swindle Kimball; sister, Dolly McKenney and sister, Trassie Stephens.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Patricia Parker Kimball of Gilbert; his son, Jeffrey Kimball; his granddaughter, Brittany Telles and husband, Hunter; great-grandson, Salem Telles; one brother, A.J. Kimball and wife, Brenda; also survived by a host of extended family and friends.