Richey, James Delony 


GILMER -- Services for James Delony Richey, 80, of Gilmer, are scheduled for 10 a.m. 
Wednesday, February 1, 2006, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer, Texas, with 
Paul Witt and Allen Tolliver officiating. Burial will be in the Mattox Cemetery of 
Upshur County. Mr. Richey passed away Sunday, January 29, 2006, in Shreveport, La. 
Mr. Richey was born June 27, 1925, in Alexandria, La., to Lee and Aliene Delony 
Richey. He was an owner/operator truck driver. He served with honor and pride during 
World War II in the U.S. Air Force 368th Bomb Squad during the European Theatre in 
France from 1944 to 1946. He loved his Graceton Church of Christ family, ranching, and 
his grandchildren with a passion. Mr. Richey is survived by his wife, Marylin D. Richey 
of Gilmer; son, Brad Richey of Galveston; son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Kim Doyle of 
Cleveland, N.C.; daughter, Wanda Richey of Diana; daughter and son-in-law, Charlotte 
Babette and Michael Henson of Longview; brother and sister-in-law, Lee and Louise Richey 
of Shreveport, La.; 10 grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be 
Michael Henson, Greg Doyle, Delton Richey, Jeff Shelton, Jacky Franklin, Johnny Franklin, 
Brad Franklin, Johnny "Tinker" Shelton, and Pete Cole. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. this 
evening, January 31, 2006, at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer.

Published in the Longview News-Journal from 1/31/2006