Mr. Richard Paull McKenzie, 81, died on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016.
The family will receive friends from 5-7 pm on Wednesday, January 4, at Wilkinson Funeral Home.
Richard was born in Dodgeville, Wisconsin on May 10, 1935, the only son of Kenneth Sparling McKenzie and Merva Paull McKenzie.
After serving as an officer in the US Army, he worked for Consolidated Freightways in Charlotte.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marian McKenzie; his daughters, Elizabeth Sawtschenko and Rosalyn Hollifield; and his grandchildren, Alex and Christina Sawtschenko.
Online condolences may be left at www.wilkinsonfuneralhome.com
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Wilkinson Funeral Home