Roy Donald Burden II Obituary (1972 - 2015)

\ Roy D. Burden II, 42, of Madisonville passed away, February 12, 2015 at Baptist Health in Madisonville. \ \ Roy was born on February 25, 1972 in Madisonville, KY, to Roy D. Burden and Nancy Fike Burden. He was preceded in death by one child, Casey Burden, one brother-in-law, Tony Jones; grandparents, Lonnie Burden, William C. and Una Fike; and one aunt, Joyce Fox. \ \ He was a member of Beulah Crossroads Baptist Church. He loved golfing, fishing and UK basketball. He enjoyed NASCAR and coached basketball for his son at Grace Baptist. \ \ Roy is survived by his wife of 21 years, Lana Ruby Burden; two sons, Joshua Reed Burden of Madisonville and Matthew Chase Burden of Madisonville; one brother, David (Kathy) Gallaway of Crofton, KY; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. \ \ Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 16, 2015 at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with Bro. Ronnie Cullen and Bro. Lawrence Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the Old Salem Cemetery in Morton's Gap, KY. \ \ Visitation will be from 2:00 P.M. until 5:00 P.M. Sunday and from 12:00 P.M. until the service time on Tuesday. \ \ Memorial contributions may be made to his children education fund at First United Bank. Envelopes will be made available at the funeral home. \ \