Obituaries:  Mr. James Wallace Richey, Sabine Parish       R-200
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., May 27, 1998
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Mr. James Wallace Richey

  Mr. James Wallace Richey, 73, of Many, died Thursday, May 21.

  Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 23, at
Hixson Chapel of Lake Charles, with interment following at Crown
Point Cemetery in Holbrook Park. The Rev. David DeWitt
officiated.

  Mr. Richey was a native of Batson, Texas, and a resident of
Many. He retired as a supervisor of South Central Bell, after 38
years. He served five years in WWII, in the Marines. He was also
a member of the Telephone Pioneers.

  Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Bobbie T. Richey of Many; two
sons, James Douglas "Doug" Richey of Lake Charles, and Matthew
Wallace "Matt" Richey of Moss Bluff; three daughters, Mrs. James
"Anna" Kerwin, Patricia Wimberly, and Mrs. Charlie "Paula"
McDonald, all of Lake Charles; 13 grandchildren; and one great
grandchild.

  Hixson Funeral Home, Lake Charles, La.