Ricky Warren McCumsey

October 3, 1948 - February 23, 2022

RICKY WARREN MCCUMSEY, A RESIDENT OF SCURRY, TX, PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 23, 2022, AT HIS RESIDENCE UNDER HOSPICE CARE AT THE AGE OF 73. RICKY IS SURVIVED BY HIS BROTHERS, RANDY GLENN MCCUMSEY (PARKER, CO) AND RONALD LEE MCCUMSEY (LANCASTER, TX). HIS DAUGHTER, MISTY CHERI MCCUMSEY-BECKHAM AND HUSBAND, CAMERON MICHAEL BECKHAM (SCURRY, TX); HIS SON, ROBERT WARREN MCCUMSEY (SCURRY, TX); GRANDCHILDREN, KALEY ESTELLE BECKHAM, KATELYN PATRICIA BECKHAM (SCURRY, TX), AND ALAINA CATHERINE MCCUMSEY (COLORADO CITY, TX). HE WAS PRECEDED BY THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE, JUDY ESTELLE MASON-MCCUMSEY; HIS FATHER, GLENN WARREN MCCUMSEY; AND HIS MOTHER, CHRISTINE TUCKER-MCCUMSEY. RICKY WAS BORN IN DALLAS, TX ON OCTOBER 3, 1948, TO GLENN AND CHRISTINE MCCUMSEY. HE GRADUATED FROM DALLAS KIMBALL HIGH SCHOOL IN 1967. AFTER GRADUATION, HE ENTERED THE MILITARY AND SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS AS A GUNNER’S MATE AND AS A PETTY OFFICER THREE. AFTER HIS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE, HE WORKED FOR LING-TEMPCO-VOUGHT AND THEN BEGAN AN OUTSTANDING THIRTY-EIGHT-YEAR CAREER WITH MRS. BAIRD’S BREAD COMPANY AS A ROUTE SALESMAN / DELIVERY DRIVER. RICKY WAS A DEVOTED FATHER AND AVID GOLFER. RICKY’S IDEAL VACATION WAS TO TRAVEL WITH FAMILY TO ANY DESTINATION AS LONG AS THERE WAS A GOLF COURSE HE COULD PLAY. RICKY LOVED NASCAR, NHRA, SPRINT CAR RACING, AND GOLF. RICKY WAS ALSO AN AVID METEOROLOGY FOLLOWER. THERE WAS NOT A DAY THAT WENT BY THAT HE WAS NOT TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER OR A GOLF COURSE WHICH HE EITHER PLAYED OR WAS GOING TO PLAY. RICKY LOVED HIS GRANDCHILDREN. HIS MAIN FOCUS EVERY YEAR WAS AT CHRISTMAS. THIS WAS HIS FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR. IF RICKY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR ANY FAMILY MEMBER, HE WOULD WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED. RICKY WAS WELL KNOWN TO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THE DALLAS COUNTY AREA AS “THE BREAD MAN”. RICKY WAS ALWAYS HANDING OUT HONEY BUNS AND DOUGHNUTS TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WITHIN THE AREA. RICKY WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED BY HIS FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND ALL WHO KNEW HIM. A VISITATION IS SCHEDULED AT 12:00 PM FOLLOWED BY A FUNERAL SERVICE AT 1:00 PM, ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2022, AT THE BYRUM FUNERAL HOME LOCATED AT 425 N. DALLAS AVE, LANCASTER, TX 75146. PASTOR CURTIS MATHIS OF THE RED OAK BAPTIST CHURCH IN KAUFMAN, TX WILL OFFICIATE.