Omagene Richey

Omagene Richey, 92, of Lubbock, departed this world to be with her Lord on Sept. 19, 2011. Funeral services will take place on Thurs. Sept. 22, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. in the Abbey Chapel at Resthaven Funeral Home. Jim Brown will officiate. Interment will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. Visitation will be held on Wed. Sept. 21, 2011, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Resthaven Funeral Home.

Omagene was born Apr. 18, 1919, in Greenville, TX to parents Beulah (Canada) and Joe Walter Kennedy. She attended school in Meadow and had been a member of Monterey Baptist Church. She is remembered as a devoted homemaker with a great sense of humor who enjoyed quilting and practical jokes.

Survivors include three daughters: Barbara Gray of Lubbock, Bonnie and husband, Morris Tyler of Post, and Norma and husband, Richard Copeland of Fort Worth; two sisters: Doris Kennedy of Levelland and Peggy and husband, Sammy Russell of Ruidoso, NM; ten grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; seven siblings: Patricia Bates, Buster Kennedy, Billy Kennedy, Viola Horton, Velma Gayle, Sue Bookout, and Jimmie Lee Blount; and by her husband, Grover Richey.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to Monterey Baptist Church, Lubbock, TX.

Condolences may be offered at www.resthavenfuneralhome.com.