Roy K. Eaves

Roy K. Eaves, 86, of Mount Airy, passed from this life on Monday, August 19, 2024 at Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick. He was the husband of Carole Jean Eaves his wife of 62 years. 

Born on December 12, 1937, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Bertha A. (Eaves) Dimsdale.

He served active duty in the U.S. Navy and retired as Sgt. First Class from the U.S. Army Reserves. Roy was a well known area auctioneer and was a graduate of the Southeastern School of Auctioneering and a past member of the Frederick County, Maryland State and South Carolina State Auctioneering Associations. He was a member of the Gold Star Post 191 American Legion, AMVETS Post 2, and an honorary member of the Mt. Airy Volunteer Fire Co.  Roy enjoyed hunting and fishing, traveling on various bus tours as well as visiting family in South Carolina. 

Surviving in addition to his wife are sons: Robert Eaves and wife Ann of Easley, SC, and David Eaves and wife Joanna of Camden, SC; two granddaughters: Katherine Eaves of Atlanta, GA and Olivia Eaves of Charleston, SC; as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. 

The family will receive friends from 10 AM to 12 PM on Monday, August 26, at Stauffer Funeral Home, 8 East Ridgeville in Mt. Airy, where a funeral service will begin at 12:00 PM. Interment will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery.  

Memorial donations may be made to Mt. Airy Volunteer Fire Co. or Frederick Health Hospice.