Richard Lee DeForest

DeForest, Richard Lee, 73, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2009. He was born November 27, 1935 in Peabody, Kansas. He graduated from Peabody High School in 1953. He attended Kansas State University and College of Emporia. He was in the United States Coast Guard from 1960 to 1964. Richard was an officer for Intrust Bank early in his career and then became an independent businessman owning Norgetown Laundry and Dry Cleaning. He was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, Albert Pike Lodge and the Westwood Presbyterian Church Choir. He had a beautiful voice and sang at many weddings and funerals for family and friends. He will be deeply missed. He is preceded in death by parents, John and Cleo DeForest, brothers, Douglas and Jack DeForest and niece. Sarah Attwater. He is survived by brother, Charles DeForest and wife, Joyce of El Dorado, twin sister, Sally Attwater and husband, Paul of Wichita, sisters, Jean Smith and husband, Bruce of Peabody and Linda Long and husband, Charlie of Alta Vista, 15 nieces and nephews and 38 great-nieces and nephews. Visitation with the family will be 5:00 ~ 7:00 P.M., Monday, June 1, Downing Lahey Mortuary East. Services will be at 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, June 2 Westwood Presbyterian Church, 8007 W. Maple, Wichita. Memorial contributions may be made to the Westwood Presbyterian Church Choir Fund and the American Cancer Society, 818 N. Emporia, S-100, Wichita, 67214. Visitation with the family will be 5:00 ~ 7:00 P.M., Monday, June 1, Downing Lahey Mortuary East.