Richard Edward Plemons Sr., 65, of Festus died Dec. 3, 2018, at his home. Mr. Plemons retired after 35 years as a maintenance supervisor for Bi-State Bus in St. Louis. He was born July 4, 1953, in Collinsville, Ill., the son of Horace Plemons of Hartselle, Ala., and the late Virginia (Laws) Plemons. He was preceded in death by his wife: Sheilla (Stoffel) Plemons.
In addition to his father, he is survived by three sons: Richard Edward Plemons Jr. of Virginia Beach, Va., Luke (Katie) Plemons of Warrenton, Va., and John “Jake” (Jessica) Plemons of England; three daughters: Tammy Plemons of San Antonio, Texas, Heather (Josh) Stewart of High Ridge and Hannah (Drew) Voss of Cedar Hill; 17 grandchildren: Joshua (Allie) Griffy, Brianna Griffy, Richard E. Plemons III, Ethan Plemons, Curtis Plemons, Brooklyn Plemons, McKenna Plemons, Kaden Plemons, Gweneth Stewart, Iris Stewart, Korbin Stewart, Carter Voss, Chase Voss, Isabelle Voss, Maddie Plemons, Cole Plemons and Eliyah Griffy; one great-granddaughter: Harper Griffy; a sister: Cindy (Al) Shaw of Texas; a son-in-law: Tony Griffy of South Carolina; his stepmother: Sarah Plemons of Hartselle, Ala.; and his beloved dog, Daisy Mae.
He also was preceded in death by two sisters: Venita (Pat survives of O’Fallon) Campbell and Linda Hoppe.
A memorial gathering is at 11 a.m. and a memorial service is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Vinyard Funeral Home, 616 W. Main St., in Festus, officiated by Pastor Pat Campbell. Burial with full military honors is in the National Cemetery at Jefferson Barracks. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are under the direction of Vinyard Funeral Home.