Funeral service for Roy Curtis Plumbtree will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 18, 2025 in Paradise Valley Baptist Church, north of Lawton, Oklahoma with Rev. Kenn Lane, Pastor officiating.

Burial will follow in Paradise Valley Cemetery under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Roy Curtis Plumbtree, 87, of the Paradise Valley community north of Lawton, Oklahoma, passed away on Saturday in Duncan, Oklahoma. He was born on June 22, 1937, north of Lawton, to Roy Thomas and Dona (Neugent) Plumbtree. Roy was raised in the Paradise Valley area and graduated from Elgin High School in Elgin, Oklahoma. As a young man, Roy hauled hay and helped his father run the family dairy farm. On April 11, 1958, he married Betty Bay, and together they recently celebrated 67 years of marriage, a testament to their enduring love and partnership. Roy held various jobs before beginning his long career in Civil Service at Fort Sill, where he worked as a vehicle operation instructor. He later became the supervisor of the auto craft shop and proudly retired after 31 years of dedicated service.

Roy will be remembered for his strong work ethic, commitment to family, and the legacy he leaves in the community he called home for so many years.

Roy enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and especially fishing, hunting, and woodworking.

Roy is survived by his wife Betty of the home, two sons, Tommy and wife Sherri and Larry and wife April, daughter, Kristin and husband James, grandchildren, Jesica and husband Clendon, Kyla and husband Bradyn, Amanda and husband Jesse, Jeremy and wife Andrea, Zack and wife Sarah, Amber and husband Joey, great grandchildren, Korbyn, Canyon, Luke, Logan, Lincoln, Kayden, Miley, Kaleb, Jacob, Maelynn, Rayden, and Hayden, brother, Nelson and wife Jackie, nieces, Terri and husband Eddie, Lori and husband Chad, and Cindy.

Roy is preceded in death by his parents.