Rector, Richard Eugene , Jr

Richard Eugene Rector, Jr.

April 26, 1957 - January 30, 2010

Richard Eugene Rector, Jr., 52, of Perrysville died at 4:10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, in Provena United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville.

He was born in Covington on April 26, 1957, the son of the late Richard E. and Viola Dunivan Rector. Richard was a life resident of Perrysville and a 1975 graduate of North Vermillion High School. He was a forklift operator at KIK Custom Products. He was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, and Perrysville Volunteer Fire Department.

Surviving is a sister, Karen (Steven) Hawthorne of Milford, Ill; two brothers, Samuel Rector of Evansville and Randy Rector of Frankfort; five aunts, Lola Jean Craft of Danville, Ill., Donna Limp of Perrysville, Nancy (Sam) Abernathy of Veedersburg, Reatha (Merle) Van Leer of Veedersburg and Ruth Sandoval of Hutchinson, Kan.; an uncle, Charles (Karen) Dunivan of Arvada, Col.; special family, Tasha, Sarah, Casey and their children; and several nieces and nephews. A sister, Brenda, preceded him in death.

Friends may call Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, from noon until time of services at 2 p.m. EST at Shelby Funeral Home in Covington. Rev. Steven Nelson will officiate. Burial will follow in Hicks Cemetery, Perrysville. Memorials may be given to Perrysville Volunteer Fire Department with envelopes available at Shelby Funeral Home.