Dr. Richard Secor, Jr.

            Dr. Richard Secor, 73, of Terre du Lac, passed away March 5, 2018.  He was born December 3, 1944, in Ste. Genevieve, to the late Richard M. and Martha (Reynolds) Secor, Sr.  Richard was a 1962 graduate of Farmington High School, and then served his country in The United States Army.  He later graduated from Kirksville Osteopathic College of Medicine in 1980.  Richard started his own practice in 1985 and continued for 35 years as Eastern Missouri General Services in Desloge.  He was affiliated with Bonne Terre Hospital, Washington County Memorial Hospital, Poplar Bluff Regional / Lucy Lee Hospital, Dexter Memorial Hospital, and Healthway Primary Care in Potosi.

            Richard is survived by his loving companion and fiancé, Patricia Burge.  He has many friends, colleagues, nurses, and patients who also survive and will miss him greatly.

Visitation will be held at C.Z. Boyer and Son Funeral Home in Desloge, Thursday, March 8, 2018, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM.  The service will be held in the C.Z. Boyer and Son Chapel, Friday, March 9, 2018 at 11:00 AM, with Pastor Bradford Laubinger officiating.  Interment will follow at Parkview Cemetery in Farmington.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff for Homeless Veteran Program.

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