Richard Eugene Shere
August 8, 1970 — March 13, 2007
Richard Eugene Shere of Eureka, died on March 13, 2007, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas at the age of 36.
He was born on August 8, 1970, in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Robert E. and Gene Lou (Burnes) Shere. He was raised in Eureka and the Miami, Oklahoma areas attending schools in both areas. After his schooling, he worked for Miami Ice. He then started his own small engine repair shop in Miami, Oklahoma. In August of 2006, he moved to Eureka and began working for Eureka Tire and Metal.
He is survived by his mother, Gene Lou Campbell of Miami, Oklahoma; wife, Donna Kay Shere (formerly of Eureka) of Tulsa, Oklahoma; four sons, Cody Allen Shere, Richard Eugene Shere Jr., Zachary Michael Shere and Rowdy Eugene Shere; three daughters, Katie Lynn Shere, Kayleigh Marie Shere, and Rianna Shere; four sisters, Michelle Clark and Angela Clark both of Eureka; Melissa (Shere) Patton of Seneca, Missouri; and Amanda Wilson of Chelsea, Oklahoma; step-sister, Heather Stoner of Miami, Oklahoma; two nephews; and several nieces. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Eugene Shere; paternal grandparents, Alva and Flora Shere; and maternal grandparents, Gene and Ollie Burns.
Viewing hours will be from 2:00 P.M., to 6:00 P.M., Friday, March 16, 2007, at Koup Family Funeral Home, Eureka. Funeral services will be held at a later date by Adcock Funeral Home in Afton, Oklahoma. Interment will follow in Glen Abbey Cemetery, in Miami, Oklahoma.
He was born on August 8, 1970, in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Robert E. and Gene Lou (Burnes) Shere. He was raised in Eureka and the Miami, Oklahoma areas attending schools in both areas. After his schooling, he worked for Miami Ice. He then started his own small engine repair shop in Miami, Oklahoma. In August of 2006, he moved to Eureka and began working for Eureka Tire and Metal.
He is survived by his mother, Gene Lou Campbell of Miami, Oklahoma; wife, Donna Kay Shere (formerly of Eureka) of Tulsa, Oklahoma; four sons, Cody Allen Shere, Richard Eugene Shere Jr., Zachary Michael Shere and Rowdy Eugene Shere; three daughters, Katie Lynn Shere, Kayleigh Marie Shere, and Rianna Shere; four sisters, Michelle Clark and Angela Clark both of Eureka; Melissa (Shere) Patton of Seneca, Missouri; and Amanda Wilson of Chelsea, Oklahoma; step-sister, Heather Stoner of Miami, Oklahoma; two nephews; and several nieces. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Eugene Shere; paternal grandparents, Alva and Flora Shere; and maternal grandparents, Gene and Ollie Burns.
Viewing hours will be from 2:00 P.M., to 6:00 P.M., Friday, March 16, 2007, at Koup Family Funeral Home, Eureka. Funeral services will be held at a later date by Adcock Funeral Home in Afton, Oklahoma. Interment will follow in Glen Abbey Cemetery, in Miami, Oklahoma.
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