Richard Kalies
Richard “Dick” Joseph Kalies, 92, of Greenville died on December 11, 2009. Funeral Services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home in Greenville. Burial will be at Memoryland Memorial Park.
The son of Meta Herz and William August Kalies, he was born March 4, 1917, in Philadelphia, PA. On April 26, 1943, he was married to Wilma Jewel Windham Kalies in Waco, TX. Dick served with the infantry in the U.S. Army during WWII and was awarded a Silver Star and Purple Heart. After the war, he worked for Wyatt’s Cafeteria and became a vice president. Dick and Wilma were members of Southside Church of Christ. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
Dick’s family and friends remember his great zeal for life, passion for travel, quick wit and love for his family. He will be greatly missed and fondly remembered.
Surviving are his two daughters, Ricki Lynn Malone of Duncanville and Deborah Ann Merrick of San Diego, CA; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
His parents, two sisters and wife preceded him in death.
Pallbearers are Jon Malone, Jeremy Malone, Sam Merrick IV, Rick Merrick, Roby Olander and Brett Duncan.
