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Roller, Dr. Jay Dee
Dr. Jay Dee Roller, 85, of North English, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. A Celebration of Life service will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, at Powell Funeral Home in North English. Pastor Edwin Jordan will officiate. Visitation will be at Powell Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and at Benton County Funeral Home, Rogers, Ark., from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Burial, with military rites, will be in Austin Cemetery near Best, Ark.
Jay Dee Roller was born June 11, 1925, in Dauthart, Okla., the son of Alva and Mary (Cook) Roller. As a young boy, J.D.'s parents moved to their native Arkansas and he spent his youth in the hills of northwest Arkansas. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corp during World War II, spending most of his time in the South Pacific, on Iwo Jima. His family is very proud of his service to his country and that he received the Purple Heart medal.
He attended Lincoln School of Chiropractic in Indianapolis, becoming a doctor of chiropractic. He married Claris Belle Sharp in 1952 and they soon settled in Kansas City, Mo., before moving to North English, Iowa in 1954 where he practiced chiropractic. In his retirement years, “Doc” and Belle spent much of their time in Rogers, Ark.
He is survived by his children, Sharon (Gary) Kolosik of North English, Elaine (Jim) Kanter of Cedar Falls and James (Leslie) Roller of Osceola, Ark.; and his grandchildren, Aron (Ayla) Kolosik, Sarah (Roger) Brecht, Adam (fiancee, Kasie Ver Schuure) Kolosik, Dustin (Alicia) and Travis (Alyssa) Wildeboer, Bridget (Lowell) Anderson, Micah, Alyssa and Mariah Roller. He is further survived by his great-grandchildren, Issac and Luke Kolosik, Jessen, Tate and Charlie Brecht and Evan and Zoey Anderson. Also surviving are his sister, Peggy (Willis) Davidson; brothers, Clyde (Betty) and Don Roller; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and special friends.
His parents preceded him in death, as did his sister, Neva Stanphill, and his grandson, Seth Kolosik.
A memorial fund has been established for Iowa City Hospice and the Austin Cemetery near Best, Ark.
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