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Richard
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Richard Flory
August 16, 1930 — October 6, 2019
Mr. Richard “Dick” E. Flory, age 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at St. Andrews Living Center.
A funeral service will be held at 11 am Thursday, October 10 at Wilkinson Funeral Home with Pastor David Snow officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at 1 pm at Salisbury National Cemetery. No formal visitation will be held.
Mr. Flory was born August 16, 1930 in Sullivan County, IN, a son of the late James Ivan and Winnie McCain Flory. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Florene Wells Flory in 2017, and was the last survivor of 8 children.
Dick proudly served our country in the US Coast Guard during the Korean Conflict and was a graduate of Perdue University. He loved being outdoors, working in his garden, fishing and woodworking.
Left to cherish his memory are his daughters, Valerie Schiele and husband, Brian, Sheryl Costillo and husband, Oscar and Donna Faust; grandchildren, Jimmy and Michael Faust, Aaron, Jon and Joshua Gould; 4 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to St. Andrews Living Center, 246 W. Cabarrus Avenue, Concord, NC 28025; Hospice and Palliative Care Charlotte Region, P. O. Box 470408, Charlotte, NC 28247; or to a charity of your choice.
A funeral service will be held at 11 am Thursday, October 10 at Wilkinson Funeral Home with Pastor David Snow officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at 1 pm at Salisbury National Cemetery. No formal visitation will be held.
Mr. Flory was born August 16, 1930 in Sullivan County, IN, a son of the late James Ivan and Winnie McCain Flory. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Florene Wells Flory in 2017, and was the last survivor of 8 children.
Dick proudly served our country in the US Coast Guard during the Korean Conflict and was a graduate of Perdue University. He loved being outdoors, working in his garden, fishing and woodworking.
Left to cherish his memory are his daughters, Valerie Schiele and husband, Brian, Sheryl Costillo and husband, Oscar and Donna Faust; grandchildren, Jimmy and Michael Faust, Aaron, Jon and Joshua Gould; 4 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to St. Andrews Living Center, 246 W. Cabarrus Avenue, Concord, NC 28025; Hospice and Palliative Care Charlotte Region, P. O. Box 470408, Charlotte, NC 28247; or to a charity of your choice.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Richard Flory, please visit our flower store.
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