Roy Arthur Cheville

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Roy Arthur Cheville BIRTH 2 Oct 1897 Maxwell, Story County, Iowa, USA DEATH 6 Apr 1986 Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA BURIAL Rose Hill Cemetery Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, USA MEMORIAL ID 32590620 MEMORIAL PHOTOS 5 FLOWERS 5 Roy A. Cheville, 88, of a nursing home at 1500 W. Truman Road, Independence, former presiding evangelist of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, died Sunday at Independence Sanitarium and Hospital.

Roy Cheville was born Rhodes, Iowa and had lived in Independence since 1960. He was a member of the Stone Church Congregation.

Mr. Cheville was ordained presiding evangelist at the 1958 RLDS World Conference and continued in this capacity until he retired in 1974.

He served on the faculty of Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa, from 1923 to 1960 and was a professor of religion, sociology and philosophy. He also had been director of religious activities at the school and was the pastor of it's RLDS church congregation. He received the school's distinguished service award in 1967.

Mr. Cheville received a bachelor's degree in divinity, a master's degree in religious education and a doctorate of religion from the University of Chicago.

He was the author of books including The Bible in Everyday Living, Growing Up in Religion, Ten Considerations for Family Living, When They Seek Counsel, Scriptures for Ancient America, Spirituality in a Space Age, Spiritual Health, Meet Them in the Scriptures, When Teenagers Talk Theology and They Made a Difference.

His wife, Mrs. Nell Weldon Cheville died in 1957.

He leaves a son, Dr. Richard Cheville, Panama City, Panama; a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Farrand, of Washington; a brother, George Cheville, of Rhodes and four grandchildren.

Memorial services will be at 4:00 p.m. Sunday at the RLDS Stone Church.

US Census 1940 Name Richard Arthur Cheville Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Lamoni, Lamoni Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States Gender Male Age 8 Marital Status Single Race White Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Missouri Birth Year (Estimated) 1932 Last Place of Residence Same Place Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Roy Cheville Head M 42 Iowa Nell Cheville Wife F 36 California Richard Arthur Cheville Son M 8 Missouri Charlotte Estelle Cheville Daughter F 3 Iowa

Roy & Nell were married in Lamoni 23 Dec 1929:

Name Roy Arthur Cheville Event Type Marriage Event Date 23 Dec 1929 Event Place Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, United States Gender Male Age 32 Marital Status S Birth Year (Estimated) 1897 Father's Name George Cheville Mother's Name Charlotte M. Backous Spouse's Name Nell Marie Weldon Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 28 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1901 Spouse's Father's Name George Weldon Spouse's Mother's Name Estelle Marie Sweet

A record on Billiongraves shows they are buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni Iowa.

An entry on Familysearch gives Roy's last place of residence as Missouri: I assume he moved there after Nell died. Age 89 Given Name Roy Surname Cheville Birth Date 02 Oct 1897 State Iowa Last Place of Residence Jackson, Missouri Previous Residence Postal Code 64050 Event Date Apr 1986

Roy Cheville Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name: Roy Cheville SSN: 479-36-5343 Last Residence: 64050 Independence, Jackson, Missouri BORN: 2 Oct 1897 Died: Apr 1986 State (Year) SSN issued: Iowa (1951)

Family Members

Parents Photo George Cheville 1867–1951

Photo Charlotte Mary Backous Cheville 1872–1966

Spouse Photo Nell Marie Weldon Cheville 1902–1957

Siblings Photo Mabel Ann Cheville Atkinson* 1892–1983

Photo Cora Ellen Cheville Shimel* 1895–1981

Photo Fred Marion Cheville* 1904–1994

Photo Mildred Laura Cheville* 1906–1925