In the day of our Lord, we remember Rolland Austin Roquemore (1/29/1951- 4/24/2022)

Seventy-One years ago, a son was born to George Austin Roquemore and May Dell (Mace) Roquemore, in the small historic town of Ponca City, Oklahoma. Austin Roquemore, U.S. Air force aircraft pilot, married May Dell Mace. Settling on a small plot at 409 N. 10th Street in Ponca City, OK, Austin and May had seven children; Rosalyn, Haroldine, Georgia, Rolland, Joe, Bill and Walter. On January 29th, 1951 Rolland Austin, the oldest of the boys, was born. Rolland graduated from Ponca City high school in 1969. He then journeyed across the U.S and lived with many friends in California. He later came back to Oklahoma. He was saved by Christ in 1973, from there went on to start a jail ministry that lasted many years. He had become an ordained minister and started spreading the word of Christ.

He began working at Titus and later retired after being the Local 464 Union Business Manager. On December 28th, 1990 he married Cheri Lambert They have been married for 31 years. He knew no stranger and loved everyone. He lived a selfless life and did his best to support, inspire and lead others to a life rich in Christ. He preached Christ Crucified, humility, and God’s grace in just about every one of his conversations. Not only did he love his family, he also loved those he never met. If you knew Rolland, you knew he was going to break out into song.

Rolland and Cheri loved to travel. He would map out their destinations and just get on the road. They enjoyed traveling to many states. He enjoyed being involved with his men’s bible study, stamp club and going through boxes upon boxes of baseball cards, coin collecting and going to card shows. He had many hobbies. That was the man he was, more of Rolland’s hobbies included spending time with friends, family, speaking of theology, history, music, playing guitar, calling dear friends on the telephone, political discussion, current events and most of all, he always turned a conversation into remembering the importance of God’s grace and to always walk humbly through life. He always said, “Yesterday has already happened, tomorrow is never promised and to always remember that nothing would be possible if not by God’s grace.

Rolland is survived by his wife, Cheri Lambert Roquemore; children, Michael Boxley, Christopher Roquemore and wife, Carmon, Matthew Roquemore, Heather Roquemore, Brandy Patel and husband, Sunny, Don White Jr., and Kristy Anson and husband, Randy; grandchildren: Harmen, Harper, Brock, Whitney, Haylee, Brooke, Christian, Porsha, Austin, Bentley, Shannon, Edward, Kaylyn, Aiden, Victoria, Kevin, and Adreanna; great-grandchildren, Aurora, Erica, Dayven, Harli-Rose, Lydia, Walker and Karrissa.

He is preceded in death by his father, Austin Roquemore, mother, May Mace Roquemore, brother, Bill Roquemore and sister, Haroldine Fischer

A Funeral Ceremony will be held at New Hope Christian Fellowship at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 29, 2022, and officiated by Pastor Jack Adams. His body will be laid to rest in a private, family ceremony at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Crematory, 505 W. Grand Ave., Ponca City, OK 74601.

Casket bearers will be Joe Roquemore, Walter Roquemore, Michael Boxley, Christopher Roquemore, Matthew Roquemore and Brock Roquemore. He was a great man of God, father, papa and friend and he will be missed dearly!