Mr. Roy Lee Mackey, 79, entered his eternal rest on December 2, 2023, in Boca Raton, Florida. He joins his parents, Joseph Dixon and Mattie Lee Mackey Wilson, as well as his sister, Helen Laws.

Roy was a retired IBM Executive. He graduated with honors from the historic I.M. Terrell High School. He was an Alumnus of the Tuskegee Institute, a proud member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and a former President of the Broome County Branch of the NAACP.

Roy is treasured in memory forever by his loving wife of 57 years, Bertha Mackey; his children, Roland Mackey (Erica), Bernadette Mackey, Joseph Mackey (Brittany), and Phillip Mackey (Lauren); brother, Ernest Mackey; and his grandchildren, Nathan, Ashley, McKittrick, Margaret, and Maryanne; along with many nephews, nieces, cousins and dear friends.

A Celebration of a life well-lived will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 900 N. Seacrest Blvd. Boynton Beach, FL 33435.

The interment will take place at 12:00 PM Sunday, December 17, 2023, at Palm Beach Memorial Gardens, 3691 N. Seacrest Blvd. Lantana, Florida 33462.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16