Richard was born the fourth of five children to Bruce and Ethel (White) Welch in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He died in his home in Chickasha, Oklahoma at the age of 85.
 Richard attended school in Chickasha, graduating from Chickasha High School in 1955.
 He was a veteran of the USA Air Force serving four years in England during peacetime.
 Upon his honorable discharge from the service, he was employed at the local newspaper beginning a lifelong career in printing. The last print shop he established, which continues to operate today in Chickasha, is Richard’s Printing, now owned and operated by his stepson-in-law and stepdaughter Danny and Vicky King.
 Richard was married to June (Hair) from January 27th, 1989 until her death on August 31st, 2016.
 Richard loved sports. He lettered in track at CHS. As a young man he played softball, later taking up bowling, and at retirement he took up golf. He was a fan was OU football, basketball, and women’s softball. He traveled to see the Dallas Cowboys and the Texas Rangers play. He spent countless weekend hours on the sofa, watching with his eyes closed, whatever sport was on TV. He loved casino gambling with his beloved wife June even more.
 Richard is survived by his daughter Debra Keener and husband Joe, daughter Dedra Welch and partner Jennifer Pierce, stepdaughter Vicky King and husband Danny, stepdaughter Susan Milam and husband Bobby, granddaughter Ethel Morris, granddaughter Faye Morris and husband Logan, sister Jane Swalley and husband Harvey Joe, brother Gene Welch, brother Walt Welch and wife Patty, nephew Robin Henson and wife Angela, niece Sabra Bischop and husband, niece Barbara Welch, and wife Jean, step-grandchildren: Kaydee King and partner Ben Kadavy, Colby King and wife Lacie, Lindsay McDaniel and husband Aaron, Casey Milam, and wife Katherine, and step-great-grandchildren: Edith June King; Cason and Parker McDaniel; Maxwell, Hendrix, and Marley Milam, great nephew Raylon Welch and wife Kasandra and great-great nephew A’Drien Welch; and family friend Patti Wilson.
 Preceding him in death are his parents, his wife June, his sister Charlotte Welch Henson, his stepdaughter Brenda Hershey, and his niece Sherri Messer.
 Richard’s ashes will be interred beside his wife June in Rose Hill Cemetery. There will be no service as he requested.
 Richard’s sense of humor and love of family will be sorely missed.
 Cremation services provided by Sevier Funeral Home.