Diana Gray Roach Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Diana Gray Roach of Pekin, Illinois, who passed away on December 18, 2024, at the age of 87, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Harold Bell and Verla Jackson (Gray); her son Patrick Gray Roach; her sister Caroline Brannon; her niece Stephanie Jackson; and her siblings-in-law, Bobby Stockdale, Faye Jackson and Deb Jackson.
She is survived by: her husband William "Bill" Eugene Roach; her daughter Megan Beecham (Brian) of Pekin; her grandchildren, Jackson Roach (Nicole) of Germantown Hills, Olivia Roach of Chicago, Schaefer Roach of Pekin and Diana Sevier (Brady) of Pekin; her great grandchild Evelyn Gray Roach; her siblings, Harold Jackson (Margaret) of Paris, Cynthia Perry (Bobby) of Paris, James Jackson of Dover, Debbie Malatesta (Ralph) of Seattle, Melanie Stockdale of Tinley Park and Gray Jackson of Stewart, Tennessee; her brother-in-law Larry Brannon of Puryear; and her close friends, Rose and Dennis Beecham of Pekin. She is also survived by her family as she cared for her husband and fiercely loved her children and grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be given to the National Association for Music Education, 585 Grove Street, Ste 145 #711, Herndon, VA 20170, https://nafme.org express condolences online, visit http://www.preston-hanley.com.
