Carol Richey, 62, of Hawkinsville, Georgia, died Tuesday, June 7, 2005, at Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville.
Funeral services will be held 11 A.M., Friday, June 10, 2005, at Salem Baptist Church, Ben Hill County, with Rev. Bobby Richey and Rev. Tracy Mays officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 7:00 until 9:00, Thursday evening at the funeral home.
Mrs. Richey was born August 16, 1942, in Grantsville, West Virginia, to the late Robert and Rhoda Richards Welch. A loving wife and devoted mother, she was a homemaker and had lived in Hawkinsville since 1978.
Mrs. Richey is survived by her husband of 45 years: Thomas J. “Tommy” Richey of Hawkinsville; sons and daughters-in-law: Joey and Debra Richey of Ben Hill County, Greg and Shannon Richey of Winston Salem, NC and Chris and Susan Richey of Pineview; grandchildren: Alana Sims, Joey Richey, Jr., Amy Richey, Kyle Richey, Cullen Richey, Zack Richey and Cole Richey; brothers: Don Welch of Macon, Russell Jones of Grantsville, WV and Richard Welch of Ohio; sisters: Shirley Taylor and Betty Jones, both of Grantsville, WV, Wanda Dye of Midland, NC and Sarah Welch of Ohio.