Obituary of HERBERT R. RICHEY, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.  
Mircofilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for 
allowing the following to be added to the Archives.





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Date:  September 27, 1951, Thursday

Headline:  Last Rites Held for Jena Native, H. R. Richey, 61

Last rites were held at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 for Herbert R. Richey, 61, 
Cheek, Tex., merchant and rice farmer and native of Jena, who passed away 
Thursday morning, Sept 13.

Mr. Richey, who was born in Jena, had lived at Cheek for 25 years.  Besides 
his farming activities, he conducted a mercantile store in Cheek.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church and of the Converse Louisiana 
Masonic Lodge.

Survivors are his wife; two sons, W. A. and H. B. Richey, both of Cheek; a 
daughter, Mrs. J. A. Hodges of Dallas; six brothers, Jim and George Richey of 
Egan, La., and Green, R. A., Leon and Willie, all of Houston; three sisters, 
Mrs. M. C. Balshaw, Mrs. Lillie M. Jones and Mrs. Lizzie Trahan, all of 
Houston; his father, William Richey of Crowley, La.; and five grandchildren.