Roy Carl Longfellow

Bedford Times-Press Thursday September 11, 1969 p. 6

Last Rites Held In Denver For Roy Longfellow

Funeral services for the Rev. Roy C. Longfellow, 67, a retired Army chaplain, of Denver, formerly of Bedford, were held September 5 in the Hampden Hills Baptist Church in Denver. Rev. Longfellow died September 2, in Denver. Interment was at Fort Logan National Cemetery, with military honors.

The Rev. Mr. Longfellow, a lieutenant colonel when he retired in 1960, died unexpectedly Tuesday in Fitzsimons General Hospital.

He was born at Blockton, Iowa, April 3, 1902, and received his higher education at William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo. and Central Seminary, Kansas City, Kan.

In 1924 at Bedford, he married Elsie C. Marshall.

The Rev. Mr. Longfellow joined the Army as a chaplain in 1941 and was in the invasion of Oran, of Salerno and of southern France. He later was staff chaplain in Italy, the Philippine Islands, Korea and Japan.

When he returned to the United States he was post chaplain at Fort Riley, Kan., and Ft. Sill, Lawton, Okla. He retired Oct. 28, 1960.

He was a minister in the American Baptist Church. After leaving the Army he served as chaplain for Baptist homes and as interim pastor for Baptist churches in Colorado.

He was a Mason and was senior chaplain of Civitan International, Denver Chapter, and of the Retired Officers Association.

The Rev. Mr. Longfellow is survived by his widow; three daughters, Mrs. Belva Dean Wiseman of Wichita Falls, Tex.; Mrs. Patricia L. Waters of Lancaster, Calif., and Mrs. Janet Casteel of Northglenn; his father, C. [harles] E. [lder] Longfellow, of Bedford; two brothers, Harry Longfellow of Blockton and Earl Longfellow of Omaha, Nebr., and nine grandchildren.

Among relatives attending the services were C. [harles] E. [lder] Longfellow and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Longfellow of Bedford and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Longfellow Omaha.