BEAVER DAM, Ky. — Richard Lee Barnum, 73, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017 , at the Ohio County Hospital in Hartford, Kentucky. He was born June 9, 1944, in Louisiana, Missouri, son of the late Richard Clifford and Marie Hancox Barnum.
Richard graduated from Louisiana Missouri High School where he played football. He served in the U.S. Navy as a medic.
He was a lifetime member of the American Legion, an avid member of the Savonburg, Kansas, community and worked for the Kansas City Star where he received the Raising Star Reward.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Ann Barnum; daughter, Leah Barnum; infant grandson, Hunter
Henderson; and brother, William(Bill) Barnum.
Survivors include his son, Richard Lee Barnum II (Nora Lewis); daughter, Yvette Edgington (David); grandchildren, Cody Wilson, Riley Barnum, Zackery Edgington, Tabitha Ford, and Ranger Henderson; step-grandchildren, Brandon Gonzales, Alyssa Lewis, Sean Lewis, and Elizabeth Lewis; sister Kathy Correll (John); several nieces and nephews; companion Nancy Brown; and granddaughter, Mary Brown.
A private family memorial will be held at a later date in Kansas.
Local arrangements by Bevil Bros. Funeral Homes, Inc.