Dewey James Richard Obituary (ObitsForLife)
Date of Birth: Thursday, May 27th, 1920
Date of Death: Sunday, March 31st, 2013
Funeral Home: Oak Park Memorial, 4599 Business 181 North; Beeville, Texas, UNITED STATES 78102
Obituary:
SANDIA, TX. – Dewey James Richard, 92, formerly of Beeville, died on March 31, 2013 in Robstown, Tx. He was born on May 27, 1920 in Eunice, LA. to the late Homer Richard and Alia Darbonne Richard. He was retired as an office equipment sales and serviceman. He married Nola Green in 1949 in Nederland, Tx.
Survivors include two sons, James V. (Pat) Richard of Bastrop, Tx. and Philip J. (Kathy) Richard of Sandia, Tx; two daughters, Theresa (Kenny) Dillon of Waco, Tx. and Joan (Bobby) Maines of Carlisle, Kentucky; one sister, Diola LaBove of China, Tx; 13 Grandchildren and 15 Great Grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Dovy Canalty, Martin Richard and Roosevelt Richard; four sisters, Vinus Beaugh, Nita Mott, Eva Abshire and Ida Hollinger.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 3, from 4-8pm at Oak Park Memorial Funeral Chapel with a rosary to be recited at 7pm. Funeral services will be held at 10am on Thursday, Apr. 4, at Oak Park Chapel. Interment will follow at Beeville Memorial Park.
Those who wish may make donations to St. Joseph’s Vigil Society.
Obituaries: 04.03.13 (Caller.com)
Dewey J. Richard
SANDIA — Dewey James Richard died March 31, 2013. He was 92.
Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. April 3 at Oak Park Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. April 4 at Oak Park Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Beeville Memorial Park.
Dewey James Richard (Beeville Bee-Picayune / MySouTex.com)
04:53 PM, Monday, April 01
Dewey James Richard, 92, formerly of Beeville, died Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Robstown.
Mr. Richard was born May 27, 1920, in Eunice, La., to Homer Richard and Alia Darbonne Richard. He married Nola Green in 1949 in Nederland and was retired as an office equipment sales and serviceman.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Dovy Canalty, Martin Richard and Roosevelt Richard; and four sisters, Vinus Beaugh, Nita Mott, Eva Abshire and Ida Hollinger.
Survivors include two sons, James V. (Pat) Richard of Bastrop and Philip J. (Kathy) Richard of Sandia; two daughters, Theresa (Kenny) Dillon of Waco and Joan (Bobby) Maines of Carlisle, Ky.; a sister, Diola LaBove of China, Texas; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Visitation was held Wednesday, April 3, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Oak Park Memorial Funeral Chapel with a rosary recited at 7 o’clock that evening.
The funeral service was conducted there at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 4. Interment followed at Beeville Memorial Park.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Joseph Church Vigil Society: 609 Gramman St., Beeville, Texas 78102.
Oak Park Memorial Funeral Chapel
Father ________'s Story at Funeral:
Anyone that knew Dewey Richard knew that he loved his God and he loved his Church. When it got to where Dewey could no longer drive, he would watch mass in his bedroom "every" Sunday morning at 9:30. He called this "Going to Church".
He would get up every Sunday morning, clean up and put on his Church clothes. Then because Philip and Kathy were always still laying around in bed, he would be "impatiently" pacing around in the kitchen, opening and closing pantry doors, refrigerator doors and drawers, hoping that it would motivate someone to get up and cook him some breakfast before he had to go to Church.
He would look at his watch numerous times while you were cooking his breakfast and shuffle around in the kitchen in hopes you would cook faster so he would NOT be late for church.
Once he finished his breakfast he would politely excuse himself from the table and tell you goodbye, and that he would see you around 10:30 because he was "Going to Church".
Occasionally when he lingered too long over his breakfast, Philip would tease him and tell him that the Priest was going to make him sit on the front row for coming into the Church late. He would just give that little develish grin he had, and go on to attend Mass in his bedroom.
Well on Easter Sunday morning when God called the roll, right around 9:30, Dewey "went to Church". He may have even been just a few minutes late, but I know he was "happier than he has ever been" to be sitting on that front row in the most Glorious Church of all, surrounded by all his family and friends.
He will be in our hearts forever.
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