Ronnie Richey
February 12, 1948 - July 6, 2011
Funeral services for Ronnie Ray Richey, age 63, of Rusk are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 10, 2011 in Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Copeland officiating. Interment will be in Walker Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home in Rusk. Mr. Richey died July 6, 2011 in a Rusk hospital. He was born February 12, 1948 in Jacksonville, TX to the late Hugh and Birdie Branham Richey. Mr. Richey was a resident of Cherokee County all his life and a member of Memorial Missionary Baptist Church. Growing up, he loved watching his brothers play sports and supported them fully. In 1980, he became a charter member of the Cherokee County Sheltered Workshop and was there for 31 years. Birmingham Nursing Home became his home in 1999. Mr. Richey was always happy, had no worries, loved his nieces, nephews and family, and was a very special person. Survivors include three brothers and sisters-in-law, Johnnie and Susan Richey of Rusk, Jimmie and Nelda Richey of Corrigan, TX, Patrick and Synthia Richey of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, nieces and nephews, Dee Anne Robertson, Jessica Griffith, Jonathan Hugh Richey, Tara Jo Richey, Jonathan Pasco Richey, Nicholas Paxton Richey, Christopher Seth Richey and Meagan Bri’Anne Richey, cousin, Frances Richey Bivins of Rusk. Pallbearers will include Jonathan Hugh Richey, Nicholas Paxton Richey, Christopher Seth Richey, Jonathan Pasco Richey, Mike Byrd and Gary Vaughan. Family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2011 at the funeral home.
Funeral services for Ronnie Ray Richey, age 63, of Rusk are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 10, 2011 in Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Copeland officiating. Interment will be in Walker Chapel Cemetery under the direction... View Obituary & Service Information
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