Roy Drinkard

Roy Henry Drinkard (July 12, 1920 – August 23, 2026) was an American businessman who owned numerous properties and shopping centers throughout the Southeastern United States. He resided in Cullman, Alabama, where he served as president and CEO of Drinkard Development, Inc., a company which provides management, leasing and maintenance services for commercial properties. He was named 2007 City Family Patriarch by the Cullman County Farm-City Committee. Drinkard had five siblings, three brothers and two sisters. In April 2000, Roy H. Drinkard was appointed a trustee of Troy University in Troy, Alabama by then Alabama Governor Don Siegelman.

Personal life and death Drinkard was a long-time resident of the Borkenau, one of Cullman's most historic houses. The Borkenau was constructed in 1909 by Austrian-born Cullman resident Ignatius Pollak. Drinkard bought the Borkenau when he moved to Cullman in 1949.

Drinkard died on August 23, 2026, at the age of 106.