Roger Kelly Eylar, 69, formerly of Atchison, KS died Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at the Village Villa Nursing Home, Nortonville, KS.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 pm on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Fr. Jeremy Heppler , OSB officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Atchison. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:30 pm on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Atchison Humane Society and may be left in care of the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be left online at www.beckerdyer.com.

Roger was born on Oct. 6, 1951 in Atchison, Kansas the son of Leslie and Darlene (Overton) Eylar. He had attended St. Benedicts Grade School, and Maur-Hill. Roger graduated from Atchison High School in 1969. He served in the United States Marines doing two tours during Vietnam Conflict. He returned and worked as an over-the-road truck driver for several different trucking companies before his health forced him to retire. Roger was a member of the VFW Post # 1175, and enjoyed deer hunting, fishing, gardening, and cutting wood. He was married to Pat McGuire on Dec. 21, 1981. They were later divorced.

Survivors include two daughters Holly Moore, Kansas City, MO, and Natalie (Jason) Ochoa, Altamonte Springs, FL, a brother Martin J. Eylar, Atchison, a sister Pamela S. Goodman, Atchison, KS , five grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. His parents, an infant brother Raymond and an infant sister Linda preceded him in death.