Roy Shehorn, 62, of LaPorte, Indiana, died at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2006, at his home.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 24, at the LaPorte First United Methodist Church with Rev. Doug Hadley officiating. Visitation will be held on Monday at the church from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in Patton Cemetery where full military rites will be conducted.
Roy was born October 15, 1943, in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois to the late Roy Raymond and Edna Marie (Brown) Shehorn, Sr.
Survivors include his sister, Mary Linda (John) Williams of Allegany, NY; niece Jennifer W. (Dan) Johnson of Drewryville, VA; great-niece Maryann A. Johnson of Drewryville; great-nephew Lee W. Johnson also of Drewryville; and several cousins.
Roy had retired from the Gary Post Tribune where he had worked both in the composing room and as a paper handler.
He was a LaPorte High School graduate and had served our country in the Army during the Vietnam era.