Washita Co., OK - Obits: R.J. “Dick” Moles
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                        R.J. “Dick” Moles

Funeral services for R.J. “Dick” Moles, 71, Cordell, will be held September 19,
2002 in the Memorial Chapel at the Kincannon Funeral Home with Reb. Joe Mac
Floyd officiating. Burial will follow at the Altus City Cemetery under the
direction of the Kincannon Funeral Home.

Richard was born December 30, 1930 in Kansas City, MO to Percey Walter and
Mildred Ann (Shipman) Moles. He attended school in Lee's Summit, MO.

He proudly served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He was
awarded the Korean Service, United Nations Korean Service, China Service,
National Defense, Republic of Korea War Service, Japan Occupation and
Presidential Unit Citation medals.

He attended Central Missouri State University at Warrensburg, MO and graduated
with a degree in Chemistry and a minor in economics in 1958.

He married Twilla Cargal on February 5, 1962 at the First Baptist Church in
Blair, Ok

He worked in a variety of jobs with the National Defense such as General
Dynamics and I.C.B.M. Later, he worked for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center in
Titusville, Florida and had several patents on high gas pressure systems
associated with the space industry. He was expecially proud of an accomodation
from the director of the Kennedy Space Center for the Apollo/Saturn Program
Launch of Saturn V in 1967.

He worked for the Oklahoma State Department of Health from 1975 until his
retirement in 1993 as an Environmental Health Supervisor. During this time he
worked in many county health departments in southwest and central Oklahoma
where he made many improvements in the environment regarding rural water
systems, public water supplies, waste water treatment, solid waste management
and air quality improvement. He also worked in the central office in the Milk
Sanitation Division and the Industrial and Solid Waste Division. He was an avid
sports fan and especially liked football and baseball. He also enjoyed
collecting baseball cards.
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