LeRoy M. "Roy" Stout was born July 10, 1918 in Philip, South Dakota, the son of Gordon and Hazel (Hutton) Stout.He lived on a farm-ranch eight miles south of Philip until 1924 when the family moved onto a farm-ranch eleven miles west of Kadoka. He received his elementary education at the Boock Rural School in that area prior to graduating from Kadoka High School in 1937.

Roy was united in marriage to Mary S. Humphreys on May 30, 1937 at Kadoka, South Dakota. They made their home on the farm-ranch about eleven miles west of Kadoka where they raised registered polled Herefords. Roy also owned and operated earth moving equipment building dams, dugouts as well as water spreading systems in that community.

After their retirement in 1980, they moved to a home just west of Kadoka where they resided until about 1985 when they moved to their home in Kadoka.

Roy and Mary traveled south and spent the winter months in Phoenix, Arizona from 1980 to 1995.

His wife Mary preceded him in death November 4, 2001.

Roy was united in marriage to Wilma Gropper Brakke on December 7, 2002 on the Stout Ranch near Kadoka, South Dakota. They continued to make their home in Kadoka.

Roy was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Kadoka, the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association, the Tri-State Old Time Cowboys Association, the Kadoka Lions Club and a lifetime member of the Kadoka Golf Association. Roy enjoyed the outdoors, and in his younger years was quite a hand with horses, and a good bronc rider. He also enjoyed playing baseball, and was the catcher for the Interior town team, and later the Kadoka team. The whole family went along for a Sunday of picnics and watching the games. He also enjoyed fishing, golfing, playing cards and following grandkids and great-grandkids activities.

Grateful for having shared his life are his wife Wilma Stout of Kadoka; two sons Daniel B. Stout of Onida, South Dakota, and Robert Stout and his wife Ginny of Alliance, Nebraska; two daughters Barbara Herber and her husband Bernard of Kadoka, and Alice Stone and her husband Rollie of Rapid City; eighteen grandchildren; forty-one great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; one brother Pat Stout and his wife Liz of Philip; one sister Lynne Blumberg of Missoula, Montana; a half-sister Ava Gene Wendt of Omaha, Nebraska; and a host of other relatives and friends.

In addition to his first wife, Mary, Roy was preceded in death by a great-grandchild; his parents; and a brother, Bernard Stout.

Visitation was Wednesday March 3, 2004 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Rush Funeral Chapel in Kadoka and one hour before the services at the church on Thursday.

There was a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Presbyterian Church in Kadoka.

Funeral services were held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 4, 2004 at the Presbyterian Church in Kadoka with Pastor Gary McCubbin officiating.

Interment will be at a later date in the Kadoka Cemetery.

A memorial is established to the Kadoka Golf Association.

Memorials can be sent to P.O. Box 18, Kadoka, South Dakota 57543.

PRAYER SERVICE
Wednesday, March 3, 2004 7:00 p.m.
Presbyterian Church
Kadoka, South Dakota

FUNERAL SERVICES
Thursday, March 4, 2004 10:30 a.m.
Presbyterian Church
Kadoka, South Dakota
MUSIC
Jean Weller – Organist
Joyce Wheeler & Lyndy Ireland - Vocalists
"Old Rugged Cross"
"Till The River Runs Dry"
"Amazing Grace"
USHERS
Jim Herber – John Herber
Jeremy Mansfield
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Larry Parkinson – Russ Olney
Joe Rayman – Bernard Herber
Jerry Stout – Jim Mansfield
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Past and Present Neighbors and Friends of the
Fairview and Big and Little Buffalo Communities
INTERMENT
Kadoka Cemetery
Kadoka, South Dakota
"Grandpa’s Barn"
Grandpa said:
"I’ll build her straight, and I’ll build her well,
And I’ll build her so she lasts a spell."
Then he sat down when the roof was on,
And read a bit from the Gospel of John.
He made her straight in the morning sun.
Never quit, ‘till the place was done.
When I stand there in the old barnyard
And think how Grandpa worked so hard,
I’m grateful for a heritage up from the sod
With a place for work and a place for God.
My heart says:
Build it straight, build it well,
Build it so it will last a spell.
Robert K. Perrin