Greenwood, SC – Mr. James Hamilton Richey Jr., 90, widower of Cornelia Robinson Floyd Richey, of Emerald Garden and formerly of 512 Folkstone Circle, Augusta, GA died Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, SC.
Funeral Service will be on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at Platt’s Crawford Avenue Chapel, 721 Crawford Avenue, Augusta, GA. 30904 at 3:00 PM with Dr. Charles L. “Chuck” Moates officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM until time of service at the funeral home.
Graveside service will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Greenwood Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN with Dr. Charles L. “Chuck” Moates officiating. The family will receive friends at the Chattanooga Funeral Home from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM.
Mr. Richey, a native of Chattanooga, TN, lived in Augusta, GA from 1951-2011. He was retired from the Signal School, Fort Gordon, GA as Chief Instructor, Avionics Department. He was a veteran of World War II serving in North Africa, Italy, France, Austria and Germany and received four battle stars and one arrow head for the invasion of France. He was an original organizer and former president of Concerned Citizens for Fair Taxation. He was a member of Pine View Baptist Church and a former member, deacon, Chairman of the Finance Committee and former administrative assistant of Baker Woods Baptist Church and former member, deacon and Chairman of the Finance Committee of Crawford Avenue Baptist Church.
Survivors include his son, Ernest Hamilton Richey (Barbara), Greenwood, SC, a stepson John Randal Floyd (Vicki), Martinez, GA, a grandson Jonathan H. Richey, two granddaughters, Kimberly I. Richey (Alex Filler) and Lydia J. Richey, five step-granddaughters Lisa Floyd, Michelle Ennis, Pamela Duncan, Mary Rylander and Laura Hamilton and several cousins. Mr. Richey was preceded in death by his first wife Betty Jean Adams Richey.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Jonathan Richey, Alex Filler, William Miller, Andrew Rylander, Nate Hamilton, and George McManus.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of ones choice.