=====Samuel Bramwell Royle===== **Samuel Bramwell Royle**. ^Samuel Bramwell Royle|| |{{Royle_Samuel.jpg}}|| ^Birth Date|May 21, 1919| ^Death Date|August 17, 2015| ^Relations|[[Rita Keller Royle|Rita Keller Royle (wife)]]| ^ |[[Susan Royle Mackneer|Major Susan Mackneer (daughter)]]| ====Obituary==== Samuel Bramwell Royle, 96, of Reading, last residing in Sinking Spring, passed away August 17, 2015 in Penn State Health St. Joseph. \\ \\ His wife Rita S (Keller) Royle passed away April 5, 2009. He was born in Norristown, PA on May 21, 1919, a son of the late William and Emma (Altemus) Royle. \\ \\ Sam was a member of The Salvation Army and a longtime Band Master of The Salvation Army. He was a Reading Firefighter for more than 20 years retiring there. \\ \\ He is survived by his son, Donald E and his wife Sharon Royle of Sinking Spring, his 3 daughters; [[Susan Royle Mackneer|Susan B]] and her husband [[Mark Mackneer]] of Strongsville, OH., Brenda J and her husband Major [[Colin DeVault|Colin D DeVault]] of Sinking Spring, and Debra L Alvarez of Sinking Spring. There are 8 grandchildren, Jason, Jeffery, Robert, Rachel, Andrew, Chris, Michael, Emma, 12 great grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews. \\ \\ Samuel was predeceased by his 2 children, Samuel Royle, Jr and Nancy L Royle and also his siblings, Florence Royle, John Royle, and Ruth Kline. \\ \\ Services will be Thursday August 20, 2015 at 10 am in Theo C Auman Funeral Home, 247 Penn St., Reading. Burial to follow in Laureldale Cemetery. A viewing will be Wednesday August 19, 2015 from 6-8pm and Thursday 9-10 am in the funeral home. \\ \\ In lieu of lowers, contributions may be made to The Salvation Army, 301 S 5th St., Reading PA 19602 in Sam's memory. ====External==== * [[https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/reading-pa/samuel-royle-6558890|Samuel Bramwell Royle]]