MEADE – Roy Twist, Jr, age 95, passed away Sunday, September 16, 2018, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas.

He was born January 31, 1923, at Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of Roy and Anna J. (Jenkins) Twist. As a young boy he attended the Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School.  He later attended the New Mexico Military Institute and the University of Kansas.  After his schooling, he worked for a couple of years in Texas selling dry ice. He later returned to Meade to assist with his families businesses, including Marrs and Twist.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Webb Lodge AF & AM, the Scottish Rite, OES, various card clubs, Kiwanis International, had served as an elder of the Presbyterian Church, Mayor of Meade and on the Meade City Council.  He enjoyed golfing, hunting, the Kansas City Chiefs football, traveling, and had a fondness for the University of Kansas sports.

On January 28, 1949, he married Betty Jo Laird at Abilene, Kansas.  She precedes in death on March 19, 2017.

Survivors include his sons, Roy Twist III of Leawood, Kansas, Kevin Twist of McAlester, Oklahoma, and Jeff Twist of Boulder, Colorado; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 13, 2018, at the Emmanuel Mennonite Church, Meade.  In accordance to his request, cremation has taken place.  Inurnment will follow the service in the Graceland Cemetery, Meade.

In lieu of flowers, the family would welcome memorials to the Meade Golf Course in care of Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade.