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January 17, 1923 –  January 12, 2016  WHITESBORO- Funeral services for Rev. Royce Huffhines, Jr., 92, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Meador Funeral Home Chapel in Whitesboro with Elder Marlin Harp officiating assisted by Bro. Jerry Billings. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Whitesboro. A family visitation will be held on Friday, January 15, 2016 from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Rev. Huffhines passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 in Crowley, Texas . Royce was born on January 17, 1923 in Richardson, Texas to Royce, Sr. and Nora (Lane) Huffhines. He married Geraldine Franks on September 15, 1942 in Whitesboro. He started preaching at the age of 21 and continued until he was 89 years old. He pastored in Whitesboro from 1955-1959, evangelized in Ft. Worth and pastored in Oklahoma from 1982 -2000. He lived most of his life in Whitesboro, raising Finch birds. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Survivors include a son, Windell Huffhines and wife, Sandra of Whiteboro; a daughter, Marsha Johnson and husband, Billy of Burleson; 6 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 4 great, great-grandchildren; sisters, Malva Aycock of Dallas and Parthenia Lemons of Gainesville.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Royce and Nora Huffhines; wife, Geraldine Huffhines; sisters, Fredna Boswell and Quita Baker and a brother, R.L. Huffhines.
Pallbearers will be; Gary Wiebe, Landon McKeehan, Zachary McKeehan, Drew Johnson, James Worley and Keith Burris . Honorary pallbearers are; James Baker, Melvin Jackson, Jerry Johnson and Jona Saxon.