Richard D. Pry

Richard was a retired Switchman with Alton and Southern Railroad. He was a United States Army Veteran serving in the Korean War. He was a member of St. Peter’s Cathedral, Belleville, Illinois.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie Pry, Barney and Edith, nee Bright, Koehler; grandson, David Jackson; siblings, Donald Pry, Freddy Koehler and Susie Taphorn.

Surviving are his loving and devoted wife, Florence, nee Loepker, Pry; children, Todd (Judy) Pry, Larry Pry, John( Natalia) Pry and Debbie (Sam) Jackson; grandchildren, Nathan Jackson, Richard (Katelyn) Jackson and Brandon Jackson; great grandchildren, Laney Jackson and Shaylee Jackson. Also, survived by other relatives and friends.

Memorials in Richard’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association or to Heartland hospice. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.valhallagardensandfuneralhome.com

Visitation: friends may call from 10 to 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois

Funeral: Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the funeral home with Monsignor Bill McGhee officiating.

Private Interment will be held in Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, Illinois

Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois