In Memory of
Gary Lynn Richmond
1949 - 2018
Date of Birth: Monday, January 24th, 1949
Date of Death: Saturday, October 27th, 2018
OBITUARY:
Mr. Gary Lynn Richmond
Gary Lynn Richmond, age 69, of Vienna, Mo., passed away October 27, 2018
at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia, Mo.
Gary was born on January 24,1949, in Highland Park, MI, a son to Lyndal
and Dell (Watts) Richmond. His father precedes him in death and his
mother survives of her home in Chesapeake, VA.
Gary was a 1967 Graduate of Warren High School in Warren, MI.
Following
high school, Gary joined the Army and served during the Vietnam War.
On April 24, 2000, Gary married the love of his life, Sharon Moake in Nashville, TN. Sharon survives of their home in Vienna.
Following his service to his country in Vietnam, Gary went to work for
the Ingham County Sheriff’s Department where he was employed for over 20
years before retiring.
He later opened his own business, the Richmond
Saddle and Harness and Western Store, before moving to Missouri.
Gary had been a resident of the Vienna area for 16 years after moving
from Mason, MI.
He had a knack for being able to fix about anything.
Gary loved rebuilding and working on mid-fifties Chevy cars as well as
horse drawn carriages. He was a pilot and had been building his own
plane at the time of his death.
His hobbies included gun-smithing,
rebuilding computers, was an avid reader and, together with Sharon,
participated in Civil War reenactments.
Gary enjoyed training horses and
loved passing that knowledge on to the kids in 4-H or to anyone who was
willing to learn. He would help out anyone in need with no questions
asked.
Gary's greatest love was time spent with his wife, kids and
especially his grandchildren. He will be missed by all those that knew
and loved him.
In addition to his mother and wife, Gary is survived by: one daughter,
Beth Plumlee and her husband Chris of Phoenix, AZ; one son, Colin Cook
and his wife Brandy of Byron, GA; four grandchildren, Genevieve and
Jocelyn Plumlee and Jordan and Camryn Cook; and one sister, Denise Wolf
of Chesapeake, VA as well as many extended family members and friends.
Gary is preceded in death by his father, Lyndal Richmond.
Memorial services will take place at a later date in Mason, MI.
