Sikeston Standard Democrat: Obituaries: Richard Pepper (09/26/07)

BLOOMFIELD -- Richard Tucker Pepper, 55, died Sept. 24, 2007, at his home in Bloomfield.

Born April 17, 1952, at Poplar Bluff, son of the late James "Jim" Pepper and Jeanne Jones Pepper, he was a member of the Bountiful Harvest Full Gospel Church in Poplar Bluff, a former outside sales specialist with O'Reilly Auto Parts in Dexter and a veteran of the United States Navy.

On Aug. 3, 2007, at Piggott, Ark., he married Yvett Luann Keller, who survives of the home.

Besides his wife, survivors include: one son, James Edward Pepper of Fox, Ark.; one daughter, Carrie Lynne Stearns of Dexter; two stepsons, Brandon Hollowell and Ernest Martin both of Bloomfield; one brother, James LeVar Pepper of Malvern, Ark.; and two grandchildren.

Friends may call from 11 a.m. until time for services at 1 p.m. today at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. The Rev. Bryan Johnson will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield.