Vickery, Buddy Services for Buddy Vickery, 69, of Longview, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, October 1, 2007, at First Baptist Church in Diana, with the Rev. Gary May officiating. Burial will follow in Reed Cemetery. Arrangements are by Welch Funeral Home. Mr. Vickery died September 27, 2007, at a local medical center. Born September 2, 1938, in Goat Ranch, Ala., he was an operator for Sabine Disposal Co. and a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Rita; daughters, Cynthia Harris, Renee Phillips and Michelle London; sons, Frank Vickery and Raymond Vickery; sisters, Willadean Perez and Gail Spann; and brothers, Donald Vickery, Billy Vickery and Kenneth Vickery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, September 30, 2007, at the funeral home. An online registry may be signed at www.news-journal.com, by clicking on the obituaries link. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 9/29/2007.