Raul "Roy" Rodriguez Sr.

Raul “Roy” Rodriguez Sr., 92, of Rosebud, died Sunday, September 19, 2021, in a Temple Hospital. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday in St. Ann Catholic Church in Rosebud. Rev. John Kelley will officiate. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mr. Rodriguez was born June 1, 1929, in Lockhart to Jose and Eugenia Lara Rodriguez. He was a lifelong resident of Rosebud and married Fannie Gonzalez on September 4, 1955. He was self employed in Farm and Ranch Construction. He was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife, two brothers, Merced Rodriguez and Juan “John” Rodriguez and one sister, Paula Navarro.

He is survived by two sons, Raul Rodriguez Jr. of Temple, and Danny Rodriguez of Rosebud, three daughters, Sylvia Rodriguez Avila and Gloria Snyder both of Rosebud and Lisa Portillo of Waxahachie, four sisters, Matilda Castro of Waco, Jamie Ambriz and Mary Davila both of Rosebud, and Betty DeLeon of Temple, 8 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Friday at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud.