Roy Edmund Rounds

Roy Edmund Rounds quietly crossed the veil on Tuesday April 29, 2014 surrounded by his loving wife and family. His family was his strength, his joy, his life. He was unfailingly honest in all his dealings. He spent a good deal of time using his equipment and his skills to help his neighbors, never allowing them to pay for his work. Serving others was never drudgery to him. It was the fabric of his life. He taught his children to give a full day’s work. He was always the example of working hard and long because he knew that children will do more of what they see than what they hear. He accurately observed that doing nothing was the hardest job in the world because you could never stop to rest. He made the work fun for his children by bringing them treats and taking them fishing at the end of a hard day. On the fishing expeditions he spent his time untangling lines and helping the younger children, smiling all the while. He served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Western Canada Mission from 1939 to 1941. Throughout his life he served actively in various church callings. Roy loved studying the gospel and would engage anyone in conversations that would increase his understanding. In 1942 Roy joined the U.S. Navy where he served on various battleships throughout World War II until he was discharged in 1946. During his service on the U.S.S. Frank the ship was sunk during a fierce battle in the Pacific. Roy always held the Captain of the ship in highest regard for his example of bravery as he went down with the ship. He married Norma Sellers in the Idaho Falls Temple on January 17, 1947. Together they raised ten children, Larry (Karen) Rounds, Jolene (Ned) Hill, Gae (Ron) Frandsen, Sandy (Tom) Albaugh, Arlyn (Gayla) Rounds, Rodney (Kathie) Rounds, Peggy (Douglas) Hanks, Blayne (Carolyn) Rounds, Judy (Kirk) Polatis, and Norene (Todd) Ballard. They have 70 grandchildren and 118 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents Ambrose and Margaret Rounds, a sister, Eddis Jensen and a son, Arlyn Rounds. Services will be held in the Garfield First Ward at 71 North 3700 East in Rigby on Saturday, May 3, at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the LDS Church Missionary Fund. Funeral Services will be under the direction of Eckersell Memorial Chapel. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.eckersellfuneralhome.com. Goodbye for now, Silver-Haired Daddy.