Funeral services for Richard Alton "Cogger Bill" Curry, 73, of Evadale will be 2:00 pm Sunday, July 27, 2008 at Farmer Funeral Home in Silsbee with interment following in Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Visitation will begin at 5:00 pm Saturday at the funeral home.
Mr. Curry died July 24, 2008 at his residence.
A native of Buna, Richard was a lifelong resident of this area. He was a welder supervisor and retired from Bethlehem Steel.
Survivors include wife Peggy Headrick Curry of Evadale; sons Ricky Alton Curry and wife Angie of Buna and Darrell Hicks of Stephenville; daughters Debbie Burnett and husband Rickey of Evadale, Sheila Shaw and husband James of Jasper, Pam Conner and husband Denny of Evadale and Renee Strong and husband James Lee of Orangefield; sisters Jo Nell Felps of Fred, Barbara Ann Audilet of Beaumont, Toni Pressley of Silsbee and Nola Smith of Buna; mother-in-law Bessie Kolb of Evadale; grandchildren Kody Curry, Amanda Curry, Joedy Burnett, Tee Jay Burnett, David Shaw, Joe Moss, Christopher Moss, Randall Shaw, Justin Conner, Kayla Conner and Amanda Strong and great grandchildren Keegan Hopson, Hanna Burnett, Chase Burnett, Blayne Burnett, Brendon Burnett, Baylee Shaw, Kaylee Shaw and Natalie Shaw.