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Williamsburg Funeral Home
Williamsburg Funeral Home
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05/08/1976 – 01/25/2019
Kingstree
Funeral Services
Funeral services celebrating Ryan’s life will be 2 PM Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at Williamsburg Funeral Home in Kingstree. Ryan’s family will receive friends from 12 to 1:30 just before the service.
Colin Ryan Roark, 42, died Friday, January 25, 2019, in McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence.
Mr. Roark was born May 8, 1976, in Sumter, SC, a son of Lyndal Wayne Roark and Sharon Coker Dukes. He was a graduate of Williamsburg Academy and attended Midlands Tech. He was employed by Roark Communications and was a member of Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. Ryan enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time with his daughter.
Surviving Mr. Roark are: his daughter, Rylie Ann Roark; his wife, Jill Thomas Roark; and his stepdaughters, Taylor and Brenna Welch, all of Kingstree; his father, Wayne Roark, of Manning; his stepmother, Cheryl Oliver, of Greeleyville; his mother, Sharon Coker Dukes, of Dallas, TX; his brother, Kevin (Jennifer) Roark, of Sumter; his sisters, Maggie R. (Kevin) Mims, of Mt. Pleasant, SC and Stacey O. (Robbie) Mooneyham, of Alcolu, SC; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services celebrating Ryan’s life will be 2 PM Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at Williamsburg Funeral Home in Kingstree. Ryan’s family will receive friends from 12 to 1:30 just before the service. Memorials may be made to Williamsburg Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses and to create a fund for Rylie’s education. Online condolences may be sent to the family on the obituaries page at www.WilliamsburgFuneralHome.com.
So sorry for your loss may you find comfort with family and friends
To Sharon, Maggie and family: So sorry to hear about Ryan. Hard to believe. Our hearts are filled with sadness, but we sincerely hope you all will feel our love and prayers . I’m praying for God to give you strength, comfort, peace and hope during this sad time of loss. Hope your treasure memories will build bridges your hearts can cross whenever you are feeling sad and missing your precious Ryan. Hugs, love and prayers. Bertha-Ann Chandler & Don
I am so sorry for this great loss.I pray for each love one Ryan left behind and that God will give them comfort in the hard days ahead.Love to all.
RIP prayers for everyone you have my sympathy.
My thoughts and prayers are with your family during this time. Love to you all.
Sharon and Wayne. I am shocked to hear about Ryan. Please know that I share in your pain. Losing a child is the worst thing that can happen to anyone. I will try to get to the visitation on Wednesday so I can see all of the family.
To Kevin & Family. May God give you strength and peace during this time. So sorry for your lost 🙏🙏🙏🙏.
My prayers and thoughts will be with your family at this time and the times ahead.
Wayne, Kevin as well as the other family members.
I am deeply saddened for your loss. Know that I am thinking about and praying for each of you during this difficult time.
I am so sorry for your loss thoughts and prayers are with you and your family
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. May God give you comfort in the days ahead.
I’m so sorry for your loss. My prayers are with each of you.
To all of the Roark and Coker family and the many people lives that he touched .. may strength come from your family and friends during this difficult time.. love to each of you.
Wayne, Kevin as well as the other family members. I am thinking and praying for you all
Wayne, Kevin as well as the other family members. my prayers are with yall
Prayers and condolences to the entire Roark family. May God give you strength in the days ahead through all the precious memories you shared with Ryan. He was truly a fine young man that was always polite, mannerly and was a joy to be around. Anytime I spoke with him he was so pleasant. I know he will be missed much. RIP young man.
Ryan touched the hearts of everyone that knew him. I’m very lucky to have been one of those people. I am so sorry for your loss. Riley, Maggie, Kevin, Ms. Sharon, Mr. Wayne & the rest of the family…you are ALL in my thoughts and prayers daily. May God give you the strength to get through these upcoming days … weeks … months … years.
Wayne,I’m sorry to hear this news.You and your family are in our prayers.
Wayne,sorry to hear this news,Our prayers are with you and your family.
Love u all and praying Ryan will be missed but never forgotten,Maggie,Kevin and Aunt Sharon love u all and miss you all message me anytime
Wayne , Kevin and Maggie and Rylie, I am so sorry!! My prayers are with yall.
To all of Ryan’s family, I pray that you will find peace and comfort in the days ahead. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
We are thinking of all of you, and will continue to do so in the days ahead.
Len B. and Claire Hudson (Watts) Gaskins
Wayne and Sharon. We were so sorry to hear about Ryan. The two of you and the whole family are in our prayers.
To Wayne and Sharon and The Roark Family we send our deepest Sympathy. You are in our prayers and thoughts.
To all of Ryan’s family. I loved him fromyear ago and when They did the Village People of YMCA in 1972. I pray that each of you know he was a loving man❤️❤️❤️
I’m so sorry for your loss. Grief can be a difficult emotion to deal with. There are, however, 12 basic guidelines that can help you cope with grieving. They’re used by many grief counselors and they’re also biblical. You can download a free copy of the magazine titled “Help for those who Grieve “@jw.org