Roy Rountree Jr.

Roy Rountree, Jr passed away peacefully at home in Florida, on September 30, 2026 at the age of 92. He was born on July 31, 1934 in Newark, New Jersey to Roy Rountree Sr and Iza Mae Stokes-Rountree. Roy grew up in Newark, New Jersey where he attended local schools and later married Rosalie Burns. Following relocation to Los Angeles, he and Rosalie divorced and he later met and entered a-61 year marriage to Vernaline Thompson-Rountree, the love of his life.

He worked as a delivery driver to Mom and Pop’s grocery stores in New Jersey. After moving to California, he drove furniture delivery trucks for UPS, and later worked in parking management. He was an excellent carpenter and upon retirement, he remodeled bathrooms and kitchens, and built all of his cabinets from lumber.

He was actively involved in weekly social gatherings with family, social and charity clubs, neighborhood block clubs and bid whist and poker groups.

Roy is preceded in death by his 6 brothers, Elliott, Fred, Fulmer, Lorenzo, Morris, and Rudy, and 1 sister Juanita Rountree-Jackson, 2 sons, Roy III and Rodney.

He is survived by his son Roy III’s spouse Adriana and their daughter Haley, Roy’s daughters Donyelle, Tamiesha Rose, and Nicolle, and son Brandon and daughter Jordyn, Rodney’s spouse Colleen and their children, Cameron and his spouse Susan and 3 boys, and Cherron, Roland and his spouse Veletta and their 2 sons Roland Jr and spouse Gaby and 2 girls, and Terrell and his 2 sons, 1 daughter Ronda and spouse James Khalilallah, and Ronda’s daughter Aisley and her 2 children.

Roy and Vernaline, and his ex-wife Rosalie and her husband Joseph Davis formed one big happy family, and spent many of the major holidays together.

The family would like to thank Roy’s nephews, Rudy and Roy R, Rountree, and his son Roland and wife Veletta Rountree for the care and compassion they showed our loved one in his final days. They came in and took over all the duties from his personal care, dealing with all medical aspects including questioning and disagreeing conversations with the nurses and the doctor, and coming to a meeting of the minds over patient being overly medicated, also running errands, shopping, cooking, serving, and cleaning up and entertaining.

Memorial services are planned in California, and Virginia at dates to be determined.