Born on December 5, 1955 and passed away July 30, 2017 at 4:40 pm. He was a loving husband, father, & papaw. He was preceded in death by his mother, Eula Blair. He leaves behind his wife of 29 years, Linda. His daughters, Mandy & husband Robby and Rachel & husband Marc. His stepson, David, & stepdaughter, Lori. His grandkids, Emma, Richard, Makenzie, Caleb, & Josh. Step grandkids Stetson, Britni, Christie, CJ, Mallory, & Josie. Step great-grandkids, Avery & Brooklyn. His father, Richard & wife, Diane. His brother Jim, & wife Sue. His sister, Cindy & husband JR. He leaves behind many nieces, nephews, & cousins. He loved to go fishing & just spending time with the grandkids. He drove OTR for many years but his true passion was working with his hands, he was an industrial maintenance engineer, loved restoring cars and antique furniture. In his younger years he loved to race cars and was an Economy Stock car racer.