PHILPOT – Richard Dale Richey, 77, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 3:23 p.m. at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro. Born August 11, 1945 in Midland to Buel Richey and Era Divine Richey. Richard was a born-again Christian of the Baptist faith and a 1963 graduate of Bremen High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1969 and the year 1968 in Vietnam.
Richard was a 25-year UMWA coal miner, beginning his career at Vogue Mine and retiring from Ken Surface Mine in Ohio County. He was an electrician, welder, and lifelong carpenter with his older brothers and father. He was a Free Mason with Bremen lodge #596 for over fifty years. He was a man of many words and a colorful story teller. He was an avid bird hunter and self-proclaimed chef of the duck blind. His “girls,” his sons-in-law, and his grandchildren were the center of his world.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents Buel and Era Richey, his sister Nora Mae Richey Bruce, and a brother J.V. Richey.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Randa Wade Richey; daughters, Tracy Gutsche (Bill) of Owensboro and Jenny Richmond (Jody) of Henderson; grandchildren, Leslie Gutsche, Lane Gutsche, Haleigh Richmond, Logan Richmond; brother, Bobby Richey; sister-in-law, Odessa Richey, and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, and great-great nieces and great-great nephews.
Funeral services will be Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City with Bro. Wayne Piper officiating and Bro. Kevin Reed assisting. Burial will follow in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Gideons International. Online condolences may be made at www.tuckerfuneralhomes.com.
