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Royce E. Kokensparger, Jr.

May 11, 1976 — December 6, 2023

A funeral service to celebrate the life of Royce E. Kokensparger, Jr., 47, of Mt. Perry, will be held on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home, with Pastor Cory Campbell officiating. Burial will follow in Poplar Forks Cemetery, Gratiot. Visitation will be held on Monday, December 11th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street, Newark. Royce was born in Marysville, Ohio to Royce E. Sr. and Karen L. (Darkes) Kokensparger. He passed away at the Selma Markowitz Care Center, operated by Hospice of Central Ohio on December 6, 2023. Royce worked at Goodwill Industries for many years. He enjoyed watching football, especially the Ohio State Buckeyes, San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns. He also enjoyed hunting, collecting walnuts, fishing, mushroom hunting and going to the casinos. Royce had an uplifting personality and loved everyone he met and will be missed by those who knew him. In addition to his parents, survivors include his paternal grandfather, Gilbert Kokensparger; brother, Kelly (Khryste Bailey) Kokensparger; nieces, Alicia (Cody) Kelley, Victoria (Cody Johnson) Kokensparger and Karrie Kokensparger; great nieces and nephews, Hayden Johnson, Abby Kelley, Ellie Kelley, Oaklee Carroll, Camden Johnson and Tommy Kelley; and numerous cousins, aunts, uncles and friends. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother & step-grandfather, Ilene and Charles West; paternal step-grandmother, Wilda Kokensparger; maternal grandmother, Joann Hornyak; maternal grandfather, Benjamin Darkes; half-brother, Eric Watkins; and several aunts and uncles. Those who wish may make memorial contributions in Royce’s name to the American Cancer Society. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Visit www.HoskinsonFuneral.com to share a special memory about Royce or to sign an online guest book. Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service is honored to care for Royce and the Kokensparger family.
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