Robert Wendell Richey

Robert Wendell Richey, age 93 of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, October 27, 2013 at his residence. He was a decorated WWII Air Force veteran and worked at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Wendell and his wife Neva, who also served in the United States Navy, owned and operated the Richey's Village Mart in Ripley for 24 years and later worked for Ring Real Estate in Georgetown, Ohio. He was a member of the Carey-Bavis American Legion Post #180 in Georgetown, Ohio and a life time member of the DAV. Wendell was born April 16, 1920 in Russellville, Ohio the son of the late Robert Lee and Lura (McGohan) Richey. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Waneva G. (Wallace) Richey in 2002 and one brother a