Lucien Lee Royse, 79, widower of Betty Ann (Noe) Royse, passed away Saturday, April 28th, 2018. He was born May 15th, 1938 in Poplar Plains, Kentucky, son of the late Leo M. and Martha Harlan Day Royse. Lucien graduated from Columbia Military Academy in Columbia, Tennessee, Georgetown College with a Bachelor degree in Chemistry and did post graduate work at The University of Kentucky and The University of Cincinnati. Lucien retired from Sara Lee Corporation, where he was Vice-President of Operations. He was a member of Georgetown First United Methodist Church, the Georgetown-Scott County Museum and was an avid antique collector. Lucien is survived by his son, Lucien Lee (Diana) Royse, Jr.; his daughter, Celia Royse (Rick) Johnson; eight grandchildren, Holly Lee Royse, Lucien Lee Royse III, John Harlan Royse, James Reid Johnson, Joanna Marie Johnson, Katherine Barton Johnson, Mary Elizabeth Johnson and Martha Jane Johnson; one great-granddaughter, Addison R. Royse; his niece, Caren Curotto Prater; a very special friend, Penny St. Charles. In addition to his wife and parents, Lucien was preceded in death by two sisters, Jennie Lou Curotto and Johnnie Day Howe. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 1st, from 9:30am until time of service at 11:30am at Georgetown First United Methodist Church, with Reverend Greg Gallaher officiating. Burial will be in Elizaville Cemetery at 1:30pm. Serving as pallbearers will be Rick Johnson, James Reid Johnson, Lucien Lee Royse III and John Harlan Royse. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Colliver and Jim Black. Memorial contributions may be directed to Georgetown First United Methodist Church or to Bluegrass Hospice Care.