Dick Thurmond, age 75, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Seymour Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Thursday, May 16, 2013, at the First Baptist Church in Seymour, with Dr. David Warren, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in the Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Seymour Memorial Funeral Home.

Dick was born August 12, 1937 in Seymour, Texas, to W.H. and Aileen Higgins Thurmond, and was a lifetime resident of Seymour. He had worked at Cooper Motor Company and Vita Auto Parts in Seymour before acquiring Seymour Parts Company, which he owned and operated until his retirement in 2002. He was married to Marilyn Motl on September 20, 1969 in Seymour, Texas. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, loved sports of all kinds, and enjoyed traveling.

He is survived by his wife, Marilyn of Seymour, Texas; one daughter, Laurie Vickers and husband, Scotty of Burkburnett, Texas; one son, Danny Blackard and wife, Carolyn of Seymour, Texas; two sisters, Joyce Green of Seymour, Texas, and Shirley Stevens of Canyon, Texas; five grandchildren, Carley Blackard, Coby Blackard and wife, Summer; Jacee Blackard, Jerica Blackard and Braeleigh Vickers; and by his favorite dog, Sadie.

Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Wichita Falls or to the American Cancer Society.


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