3-12-08

My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours during this sorrowful time.

Myrtle Elliott Royal, 90, of Owensboro died Monday, March 10, 2008, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born June 16, 1917, in Daviess County to the late William and Hettie (Hocker) Elliott. She retired from General Electric Co. and had been a member of Seven Hill Baptist Church for 67 years. She was a member of the Owensboro Hillbillies Camping Club and was a Kentucky Colonel. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Leamon D. Royal Sr., on April 30, 1998.

She is survived by three sons, L.D. Royal Jr., Bob (Lou) Royal and Larry (Brenda) Royal, all of Owensboro; a daughter, Charlotte (Stratton) Miller of Owensboro; 14 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services are at 10 a.m. Thursday at James H. Davis Funeral Home chapel in Owensboro. Burial will follow in Owensboro Memorial Gardens. Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Online messages of condolence may be made here