Richard Orrin Waters,'s Obituary
Richard ?Ricky? Orrin Waters II, 52, of Albemarle, NC passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Stanly Regional Medical Center. The family will be receiving friends on Thursday, June 30, 2016 from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care.
Born September 2, 1963 in Hendersonville, NC, Ricky was the son of the late Richard Orrin Waters and the living DeAnne Almond of Albemarle. He was a graduate of the Metro Center in Charlotte and also worked at Pizza Hut in Charlotte.
Ricky was a member of First United Methodist Church of Charlotte and loved his Sunday school class, the Sun Beams. He was a Gold Medal recipient of the North Carolina State Special Olympics. Ricky never met a stranger, loved everyone he met and loved life.
Ricky is survived by his mother, DeAnne Almond, four brothers, Rodney Marshall Waters, Christopher Todd Waters, Trent Almond Drake, and Bradley Keith Drake, and one aunt, Harriet Almond Corbett.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Stanly County Humane Society at 2049 Badin Rd, Albemarle, NC 28001 or to Special Olympics North Carolina 2200 Gateway Centre Blvd., Ste. 201 Morrisville, NC 27560.
Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care is serving the Waters family.
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