Leslie Earl “Les” Roe

Leslie Earl “Les” Roe, 79 of Phoenix, Arizona died Thursday, October 25, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer.  He was born May 24, 1933 in Tipton to Earl & Minnie (Shadday) Roe.

He was a 1951 graduate of Tipton High School.  At age 19 he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force.  After completing his service, he returned to Indiana and became a business student at Indiana University.  He was a sales representative for several companies, primarily furniture.  His retirement years were spent in Arizona.

Les is survived by his wife of ten years, Penny; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cyrese and Frank Moore, Virginia, and Cathy and Jim Muloony of Phoenix; one brother and sister-in-law, Gilbert and Ruth Roe, Tipton; two sisters, Betty Burris, Leesburg, Indiana and Margaret Taylor, Anderson; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his first wife and mother of his children, Theresa (Mattingly) Roe; two sons, Jeff and Leslie Paul; three sisters, Dorothy Roe, Mary Cockrill and Phyllis Parnell, and one brother, Robert Roe.

A memorial mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 10 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 340 Mill Street, Tipton, with Rev. Leroy Kinnaman presiding.  Burial will follow in St. John’s Cemetery.  Young-Nichols Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.