TERRY, ROY H. TERRY, a Dallas Realtor and former World War II prisoner of war, died Saturday, July 20, 2002, at St. Paul Hospital in Dallas. A native Dallasite, he was the oldest son of Roy Hicks Terry of Dallas and Frances Stoker Terry of Weatherford, Texas. He graduated from Oak Cliff High School (now Adamson) in Dallas. He attended North Texas Agricultural College (now University of Texas at Arlington) and the University of Texas at Austin. One of his early noteworthy experiences occurred in 1938 when he accompanied his maternal grandfather, John James Stoker, of Weatherford, to the final Grand Encampment of Civil War Veterans at Gettysburg. His grandfather served as a Confederate soldier from Alabama and Roy Terry was appointed as a special aide and companion for his grandfather. Roy Terry enlisted in the National Guard in 1940 and was assigned to the 144 Infantry Regiment of the 36 Division at Camp Bowie near Brownwood, Texas, and was promoted to Lieutenant. After December 7, 1941, his regiment was assigned to coastal patrol duty in Washington, Oregon, California, Georgia and South Carolina. He was sent overseas in 1944 and served in England, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge with the 28 Division and was captured as a German Prisoner of War in December 1944. After he was liberated in 1945 he returned to the U.S. and was treated at various Army hospitals and at U.S. Army Brooke Army Hospital, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He retired as a Captain in 1948. He worked as an independent real estate investor in Dallas from 1948 to 2000. He was a lifetime member of Oak Cliff United Methodist Church of Dallas. He was a member of the Masons and Hella Temple Shrine.
He is survived by his loving wife, Isabelle Dumont Terry of Dallas and his three brothers, James S. Terry, Tom M. Terry, and Charles F. Terry, all of Dallas.

Visitation will be at Sparkman Hillcrest, 7405 W. Northwest Highway, 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, July 24, 2002. Funeral will be at 10 AM Thursday, July 25, 2002, at Oak Cliff United Methodist Church, 549 E. Jefferson Blvd., Dallas, with Rev. Diane Presley, Pastor, officiating. Burial to follow at Laurel Land Cemetery, 6000 S. R.L. Thornton Fwy.
If desired, memorials may be sent to Oak Cliff United Methodist Church, 549 E. Jefferson Blvd., Dallas, TX 75203. Dignity Memorial Sparkman Hillcrest 7405 W. Northwest Hwy. Dallas (214) 363-5401