Roy Lewis Boatman, 76, of Mauriceville, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation of family and friends will be held Thursday, April 3, 2025, from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, at Dorman Funeral Home.
On Saturday, March 19, 1949, Roy was born to Gladys (Permenter) Boatman and Max Boatman, in Orange, Texas.
Roy was a native of Mauriceville and loved by many. He loved to hunt and watch basketball, especially when his grandsons played. Hunting was his passion. He also loved to dance, which is how he met his wife, Tobi. Roy is a member of the First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. He also served his country in the United States Air Force and was a Vietnam veteran.
In his younger days, Roy and his two buddies, Larry Glende and the late Joe Joe Linscomb would run dogs, hunt and have a good time. Together, they were known as the Three Musketeers. Another hunting buddy was Steve Peveto. Roy had a lot of friends and never met a stranger. He would also go to Bill and Diane Lockes for coffee every morning and Edward Jones, just to chat.
Roy was retired from Sheetmetal Local #54 and Dept. of Criminal Justice, where he was a maintenance supervisor and met another hunting buddy, Paul Morrell. Paul and Roy became good friends and would hunt hogs in Morrell Farm, every chance they got.
Roy is preceded in death by his parents, Max and Gladys Boatman; infant son, Kevin Roy Boatman; brother, George (Boatman) Gardner; In-laws, Luther and Jan Folsom; niece, Michelle Boatman Byrd; and nephew, Jason Boatman.
Those left to cherish Roy’s memory are his beloved wife of 50 ½ years, Tobi Folsom Boatman; two daughters, Brittney Janice Boatman and Tori Breann Boatman; grandsons and loves of his life, Bladyn Royce Riehle and Brantley Thomas Lanthier; brother, Darrell Boatman and wife, Cindy, of Brookeland, Texas, and Carl Boatman and wife, Charlene, of Jasper, Texas; Cheryl Gardner, of Orange, Texas; and many nieces and nephews, great-nephews and great-nieces, and extended family.
The Roy Boatman family would like to thank the staff at St. Elizabeth Critical ICU for caring for our loved one Roy and also Mid Jefferson Extended Care and Rehab, for their compassion and care for Roy, til the very end.
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