Funeral services will be officiated by Bro. Ken Otwell and music selections will be provided by Danny Bingham. Visitation will be Thursday September 9, 2010, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM and funeral services are Friday September 10, 2010, 10:00 AM at Heartland Funeral Home of Comanche.

David was born in Comanche to Donald Dean Roden and Lucy Helen (Bailey) Roden.

From boyhood on, David liked to fish. He was an extremely talented artist, musician, and sculptor. But most of all, he was a Christian and very anxious to see the Lord.

David is survived by his mother, Helen Roden of Kilgore; sister, Dawn Roden Cannon and husband Michael of Kilgore; niece, Amber Hickman and her three children, Andrew, Kayla, and Luci; nephew, 1st Lt. Ben (B.J.) Hickman and wife Sharen, and their three sons Skyler, Tyler and Ryder of Spring, TX; step-nephew, Matt Cannon and wife Theresa, along with their children, Carson, Christian, Hayden, Cati-Beth, and Connor of Henderson, TX; step-niece, Mica Cannon Norman and husband Rickey and their children, Natalee and Joey of Henderson, TX; along with aunts and uncles, cousins, and a host of friends who dearly loved him.

He was preceded in death by his father, Donald Roden on April 4, 1997.