Funeral services celebrating the life of Royce Fleming Garman, 88, of West Monroe, Louisiana will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, September 25, 2026, at Mulhearn Funeral Home with Bro. Wayne Fussell and Bro. Dwayne Snow officiating. Bro. Floyd Harris will lead the congregational singing. Interment will follow immediately after at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

The visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Thursday, September 24, 2026, at Mulhearn Funeral Home of West Monroe.

Royce was born on October 18, 1937, in Shreveport, Louisiana, but was raised in Vivian. He was a member of the first graduating class of North Caddo High School in 1956. After attending Louisiana Tech and a short stint in the Army, he met the love of his life, Mary Jane Hollis. They married on October 20, 1961, and together shared many wonderful years of marriage.

Royce was a devoted man of faith who loved his Lord and faithfully served Him until his passing. He and Mary were blessed with two daughters, Holly and Jana . Royce loved his family dearly and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. He was truly a man of God and will be greatly missed by all.

Royce was lovingly known as “The Gas Man” and he spent thirty-eight years working at Louisiana Gas Service Company before retiring in 1999. He was loved and respected by everyone he came in contact with.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Bertha Garman; brother, Glen Garman; sister-in-law, JoAnn Garman; and his beloved in-laws, Robert and Katie Hollis.

Those left to love and cherish his memory are his wife of sixty-four years, Mary Jane Hollis Garman; daughters, Holly Harris (Floyd) and Jana Snow (Dwayne); grandchildren, Vicki Geiman (Doug), Caleb Harris (Kim), Andrea Deatherage (Michael), Sarah Jackson (Jordon), Rachel McConnell (Austin), Reagan Snow (Emily), and Ryan Snow; nine great grandchildren; brother-in-law, Victor Hollis (Mickey); nephew, Michael Garman (Suzanne); niece, Melissa Wheelock (John); as well as a host of nieces, nephews, loved ones, and friends.

The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to St. Francis Home Health and Louisiana Hospice for the loving care they provided Royce during the past year.

The pallbearers will be Michael Deatherage, Jordon Jackson, Austin McConnell, Caleb Harris, Reagan Snow, and Ryan Snow.