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.

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Vickery, Buddy   	

Services for Buddy Vickery, 69, of Longview, will be 10 a.m. Monday, October 1, 2007, at 
First Baptist Church in Diana, with the Rev. Gary May officiating. Burial will follow at 
Reed Cemetery. Mr. Vickery passed away on Thursday at a local hospital.

Buddy was born September 2, 1938, in the small community of Goat Ranch, Alabama, to Belton 
and Lillie Corkren Vickery. Buddy married Rita Adian December 9, 1957, in Idabel, Oklahoma. 
He worked for Sabine Disposal Co. as an operator and was a Baptist.

Buddy was an avid University of Alabama football fan. He enjoyed fishing and get-togethers 
with family and friends. Buddy often participated in benefits to help his friends in need.

Preceding him in death were his parents; brothers, J.H. Vickery and J.B. Vickery; and sister, 
Kathlene Mayfield.

Survivors include his wife, Rita of Longview; daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and Chris 
Harris of Longview; son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Jana Vickery of Odessa; daughter and 
son-in-law, Renee and David Phillips of Kilgore; son and daughter-in-law, Raymond and Cindy 
Vickery of Diana; daughter, Michelle London of Woodbury, Minnesota; grandchildren, Philip, 
Lorrie, Joshua, Taylor, Brandon, Nicole, Justin, Lindsay, Ashley and Jesse; great-
grandchildren, Destini, Devon, Carmen, Caleb, Aniya, and Nicholas; sisters, Willadean Perez 
of Glen Rose, Texas, and Gail Spann of Winfield, Alabama; brothers, Donald Vickery of Diana, 
Billy Vickery of Hallsville and Kenneth Vickery of Longview; many in-laws, nieces, nephews, 
as well as close friends.

The family extends their sincere thanks to Good Shepherd Medical Center S.I.C.U. nursing 
staff and physicians, E.M.T. staff and Gregg County 911 Dispatch for their diligent care and 
compassion during Mr. Vickery's time of need.

The family will receive friends on today, September 30, 2007, from 5-7 p.m. at Welch 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 9/30/2007.