Rickey Gene Armitage

Graveside services for Rickey Gene Armitage, 64, of Karnack will be 11:00 am, Friday, September 18, 2020 at Union Grove Cemetery in Troup, Texas with Reverend Billy Ray Ferguson officiating. Mr. Armitage passed away on Monday, September 14, 2019 in Longview after a lengthy illness.
Rickey was born June 22, 1956 in Tyler, Texas to Merlin and Dorothy Armitage. Mr. Armitage was a longtime resident of Karnack, Texas and a proud member of “IBEW”. Rickey was an avid fisherman, hunter and loved boat riding on the Little Cypress Bayou with his beloved dog “Buck”. He will be missed by all that knew him.
Rickey was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Armitage in 2019 and sister, Suzanne Armitage.
Mr. Armitage is survived by his father, Merlin Armitage & wife Susan of San Antonio; Roger Dale McMillan and wife Cheryl of Tatum and Mark Armitage and wife Missy of Winona, Texas and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and longtime friends, Wayne Farris, Johnny Crossland and Jimmy Carter.
The family will receive friends at Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore Thursday evening between 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.