Royce Preston

Dent

Royce Preston Dent, age 95, of Sweetwater, died Wednesday, Feb r uary 16, 2022 at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital.

He was born on October 28, 1926 to the late B.F and Mellie Dent of Ennis, Texas.

Royce is preceded in death by his wife, Ma rgie Marie Mizell, and his daughter Connie Chance.

He is survived by Connie's husband Gary Chance, Granddaughter Shelli Chance, and great granddaughter Kaitlyn Chance and great great granddaughter Kamryn. He is also survived by so n Dusty Dent and wife Car la, grandchildren Heath Dent, Riche Klindinst and husband Chad , Chiseum Dent, and Christopher Dent, great grandchildren Abiga le and Everett, and four great great grandchildren. Six step children and numerous step grandchildren and preceded in death by grandson Kameron Dent.

Royce is survived by son Cliff Dent and wife Donna Kay , granddaughter Tecka Hea ps and husband Bryan, grandson Shane Dent and wife Brandi, great grandchildren Hunter Mobley, Hannah Mobley, Emma Dent, Shelby Dent, and Prest y n Dent. He is survived by son Paul Dent and wife Kelly, grandchildren Clyde Dent, Cutte r Dent, Sydny, Davis, and Alex.

Royce survived his second wife Marge Mathis and he is survived by her children, Deborah Faulk, Marsha and Joe Max Edmiston, and Dow and Beth Mathis. He cherished these bonus kids and grandkids! Royce moved his family and trucking company DENT Truck L ines to Sweetwater in 1964 from Cut and Shoot, Texas. He loved his family more than anything! Royce always loved and enjoyed trucking, his roosters, arena run pony express, he had a great singing voice, loved to dance, loved be ing a cow man, and pitching w ashers. He was a very proud 65-year member of Conroe Masonic Lodge #748, A.F & A.M.

Masonic Graveside rites will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, Febr uary 19, 2022 at Garden of Memories with Kirk Maber ry and Hylton Masonic Lodge #884 officiating . Interment will fol low under the direct ion of McCoy Funeral Home. A visita tion will be held 5 to 7 P.M. on Friday, February 18, 2022 at the funeral home.

Honorary pallbearers will be Shane Dent, Clyde Dent, Cutter Dent, Hunter Mobley, Christopher Dent and Chiseum Dent.