Wendell Richie, 75, of Utica died Saturday, October 27, 2018 at his home. He was born in Palmyra, Illinois on August 6, 1943 to the late Loren Waldo Richie and Rachel Margaret Qualls Richie. Wendell was a truck driver and a member of Masonville United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, N. Ruth Richie; a daughter, Wendy Sue Walden and her husband, Bugs, of Illinois; a son, Jeffery Lynn Richie and his wife, Missy, of Illinois; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and two brothers, Loren W. Richie and Larry Wayne Richie.
Memorial Services will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Masonville United Methodist Church with Bro. Billy Compton officiating. James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Hospice of Western Kentucky, 3419 Wathens Crossing, Owensboro, KY 42301 or Masonville United Methodist Church, 2810 Old Masonville Loop, Utica, KY 42376.