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April 27, 1948 –  July 5, 2008  GAINESVILLE â??Graveside Services for Oral Richard â??Dickieâ? Embrey, 60, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at Oakwood Cemetery in Whitesboro with Rev. Rob Adrian officiating. Services will be directed by Meador Funeral Home in Whitesboro. Visitation will be held Monday, July 7, 2008 from 7 to 8 P.M. at the funeral home.
Dickie passed away Saturday, July 5, 2008 at The Heart Hospital of Baylor in Plano, Texas.

He was born April 27, 1948 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Everett and Norma (Staton) Embrey. Dickie married Nita Anderson on July 12, 1986 in Sivells Bend, Texas. He was a plant manager at J.R. Thompson Concrete in Gainesville, Texas.

Survivors include his wife, Nita Embrey of Gainesville, Texas, five daughters, DeAnn Sanders and husband Michael of Lake Kiowa, Texas, LaSondra Sherbet and husband Chris of Thackerville, Oklahoma, Jill Embrey of Gainesville, Texas, Jennifer Embrey of Valley View, Texas, Melissa Embrey of Gainesville, Texas, a son, James Embrey of Gainesville, Texas, seven grandchildren, two sisters, Faye Cash and her husband Tommy of Callisburg, Texas, Toni Hogan and her husband Raymond of Moss Lake, Texas, a brother, Mike Embrey and his wife MyLynda of Callisburg, Texas and eleven nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Everett and Norma Staton and his grandson, Trenton Sherbet.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the International Melanoma Foundation, 12650 Riverside Dr., Suite 206, North Hollywood, CA 91607-3421 or make a donation online @ www.myeloma.org.