May 15, 2021

Roy Torres Jr.

Posted May 15, 2021 4:25 PM

Roy Torres Jr., 47, of Leoti, KS died Thursday, May 13, 2021, at the Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, KS.

He was born September 21, 1973, in Tribune, KS the son of Roy Torres Sr. and Theresa (Hernandez) Torres.  He attended Wichita County High School with the class of 1993. 

Roy worked at Tyson Fresh Foods, Holcomb, KS as a maintenance man.  He was a full-time auto mechanic and earlier in life Roy worked for American Welding, and would weld grain bins as a master welder. 

He is survived by three sons, Sonnie Torres of Garden City, KS, Lennox Torres of Hugoton, KS, and Jaxon Torres of Hugoton, KS; a sister, Monica Sullivan of Dumas, TX; a brother, Abel Torres of Ellsworth, KS; and his parents, Theresa Torres and Roy, Sr. Torres of Leoti, KS.

A funeral mass will be said Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Leoti, KS.  Interment will follow at Leoti Cemetery.  A vigil with rosary will be held Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 7 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Leoti, KS.  

Memorial contributions may be made to Roy Torres Memorial Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home; PO Box 161;Leoti, Kansas, 67861