Roy A. Hixenbaugh

July 14, 1922 - December 25, 2020

Roy A. Hixenbaugh, 98, (a notch baby), of Belle Vernon, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020 in Country Care Manor. A son of the late Herman and Bertha Wolfe Hixenbaugh, he was born in Morgantown, West Virginia on July 14, 1922. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, he was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Roy retired from the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Company in 1984 and was in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He served on the attack cargo ship AKA 12 Libra and was present on VJ day for the signing of the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945. Survivors include a step daughter, Karla Nichols-Evans and several nieces and nephews including Tom and Teri Hewitt with whom he resided for the past two years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Caringola Hixenbaugh on November 7, 1998, two sisters, Carol Hixenbaugh in 2007 and Jean Shook and a brother, Lee Hixenbaugh in 2007. There will be no public visitation or funeral services. Private burial will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery on Wednesday. The Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon is handling arrangements. 724-929-5300 www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com