Richard Cooksey

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">ATHENS - Richard "Dick& Cooksey, 52, of Athens, died Saturday, April 5, 2008 at his home. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Born February 12, 1956 in Athens, he was the son of Milton and Bonnie Cooksey.</font> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">He attended ATHENS -chools and graduated in 1974. He was employed by ATHENS county Highway Department, and was an avid hunter and fisherman with his son and friends. </font> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Besides his parents, he is survived by his loving wife, Linda; son, Jeremy; brothers, Jim (Susan) Cooksey and Hubert Cooksey; sister, Roxanne (Don) Stover and families; brothers-in-law, Bill (Jody) Whitlatch and Dennis Whitlatch and families; father and mother-in-laws, Lewis and Norma Hammond.</font> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">The family would like to thank those who helped so much. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the funeral home to be used for last expenses.</font> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Memorial services will be Wednesday at 7 PM at Hughes-Moquin Funeral Home. Friends may call at the funeral home 2 hours prior to the service.</font> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">You may leave a message of sympathy for the family at </font><a href="http://www.hughesmoquinfuneralhome.com/"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#800080" size="3">www.hughesmoquinfuneralhome.com</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">. </font> &nbsp;