Royce Glenn Roath

Hub Roath, age 80 of Dibble, found his homecoming at 9:38 AM on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Royce Glenn Roath was born May 4, 1945 in Chickasha, OK, the 3rd of 4 children born to Roy Costella Roath and Gretta Lee (Sharp) Roath. He was raised in Dibble and attended school there graduating with the Class of 1963. Hub joined the United States Air Force and served in Guam during the Vietnam War. By chance, he saw a young lady from Abilene, TX named Diana Christian. He had to meet her and so he flashed his lights on his 1957 Pontiac to get her attention. They fell quickly in love and the rest as they say is history. They were married in Abilene on July 10, 1966. By 1972, the settled back home in Dibble where they raised their daughters, Ginger, Brooke and Gloria. Hub owned and operated Hub’s Store in Dibble while working simultaneously as a home builder and contractor. He then started working in Civil Service at Tinker, and later the FAA, retiring as an Aircraft & Power Plant Mechanic after 40 years of dedicated service. Away from work, Hub enjoyed playing card games like canasta and pitch and square dancing. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle and never missed a chance to tee off at the golf course. He looked forward to family camping trips and taking out the pontoon boat. Hub was a gifted artist. He painted and was a master woodworker. He built crosses and furniture and he shared his many talents with his family and friends. Hub was a man of great faith and a longtime member of Union Hill Baptist Church in Purcell. He served as a Deacon and was also instrumental in the CEF Good News Club, most notably as “Bubba” the puppet, where he served in Child Evangelism for more than 39 years. He cherished Diana, his girls and was a proud papa. He will be dearly missed! He was preceded in death by: his daughter, Ginger Ann Roath Armstrong; his parents, Roy and Gretta Roath and brother Butch Roath. Hub is survived by: his wife Diana Roath of the home; daughters Brooke Armstrong and husband Brad of Dibble and Gloria Keeler and husband Justin of Maize, KS; sister Donna Hayhurst and husband Joseph of OKC; brother Dale Roath and wife Becky of Dibble; 5 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren and a host of other family and friends. Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00 PM Friday, July 11, 2025 at the Dibble Freewill Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the Dibble Cemetery. www.wilsonlittle.com.

Royce Glenn Roath

May 4, 1945 - July 9, 2025