Richard Oswald Chinn, 83, of Bowling Green, formerly of Maceo, Kentucky, passed away on June 3, 2023, surrounded by his family. He was born on November 16, 1939, in McHenry, Kentucky, to the late Roy Oswald Chinn and Electa Barnard Chinn.
Richard graduated from Owensboro High School, and later completed his education, with a Masters in Electrical Engineering, at the University of Kentucky. Mr. Chinn was a Veteran who served his country for three years in the United States Navy. He was a Licensed, Professional Engineer starting his career at McDonald Aircraft, in St. Louis, and later retired from General Electric/M.P.D. in 2000. Richard enjoyed traveling, biking, hiking, and running. He loved spending time with his family and was especially proud of his grandsons. Mr. Chinn formerly attended Yellow Creek Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, Richard was preceded in death by his sister, Linda Chinn Canfield.
Mr. Chinn leaves behind his wife of fifty-nine years, Deloris Vertrees Chinn; his children, Robert Oswald (Angie) Chinn of Morgantown, Linda Chinn (James) Heady of Bowling Green, and Pamela Chinn (Chuck) Haggard of Knoxville, TN; and his grandchildren, Eric Samuel Heady, Eli Benjamin Heady; and three step-grandchildren, Kyle, Tesha (Hunter), and Terra (Jared).
Services will be held at 1:00 pm, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at Haley McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory. Burial will follow at Owensboro Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 11:00 am until the time of the service at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of charitable donations payable to The Nature Conservancy, 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203, or The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741.
Haley McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory is both honored and privileged to be entrusted with the care of Mr. Chinn. Leave your messages of condolence for the family of Richard Chinn and sign his virtual guestbook at www.haleymcginnis.com.