Roy Dwayne O'Brian, 73, of Friona passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016 in Lubbock. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2:00 PM at the First Baptist Church of Friona with Rev. Brett Hoyle officiating, burial to follow at the Friona Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Blackwell-Mullins Funeral Home of Friona. Family and friend visitation will be Tuesday evening from 5:00 – 7:00PM at the funeral home.

Roy was born April 30, 1943 in Floydada, Texas to Tom and Noreen O'Brian. His family moved to Friona where he remained a lifelong resident on the family farm. He married his sweetheart, Paula Phillips in December 1963. Roy loved traveling and fishing with family and friends. A proud moment was catching the Texas State record Mutton Snapper in the Gulf of Mexico on November 9, 2004, weighing in at 18lbs 32in. long.

Roy is survived by his wife, Paula of Friona; two daughters, Celia Mason and her husband Ray of Post and Sheila Higgins and her husband Daniel of Dimmitt; a sister, Barbara Mason of Friona, nine grandchildren, Keylin Merritt and his wife Yvette, Casey Merritt, Brandy Merritt, Wes Mason and his wife Desta, Ben Mason, Rabekah O'Brian, Alexis O'Brian, Drew Higgins and Kamber Higgins and one great grandchild, Bailey Merritt.

Roy is preceded in death by his parents and two sons, Phillip Roy in 1964 and Edward Ross in 2013.

Memorials can be made to the First Baptist Church of Friona, 404 W. 5th Street, Friona, Texas 79035 or to the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75231