Ricky Lee Yearick, 58, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, at the family home in Oak Grove, Arkansas.
He was born January 8, 1967, at Meade, Kansas, the son of Archie “Rick” and Mary Lou (Gillick) Yearick. As a young boy, he attended Plains Elementary. He graduated from Southwestern Heights High School in 1985. He attended both Seward County Community College and Hutchinson Community College as he loved learning about history, psychology, and sociology. He was well known in the community by co-workers and friends from his days at Walmart, National Beef, the Southgate Four Theaters, the Leader & Times, Verizon, and Clingan Tires.
Rick served the community in multiple activities meeting others and making memories while fundraising and working for Children’s Miracle Network, riding with the Harley Davidson group, emceeing the annual Christmas parade and Oztoberfest, participating and setting up his villages for the OTLR Christmas Tour of Homes and being a youth sports coach.
Rick met many medical challenges late in his life and faced them head on as a testimony that Jesus Christ was his Lord and Savior. Rick was baptized at Keystone Baptist in Reeds Spring, Mo., and was a member of First Baptist Church of Kimberling City, Mo.
He immensely enjoyed politics, sports, music, Elvis, and most of all, Oklahoma Sooners football.
In 2007, he eloped with Christina Kay Boland at the Graceland Chapel in Las Vegas on the anniversary of Elvis’ death on Aug. 16 with a honeymoon to Graceland in Memphis.
He is survived by his wife of Oak Grove, Ark.; one brother, Archie Yearick of Enid, Okla.; two sisters, Cindy Steinmetz of Dodge City and Marsha Yearick of Oklahoma City, Okla. and many adored nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 at the South Church of God in Liberal, with longtime friend Earl Watt officiating. Friends may call from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Friday at Miller Mortuary in Liberal, with the family present from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m.Interment will be in the Graceland Cemetery, Meade. The service will be streamed on Facebook at South Church of God, Liberal, Kansas.
The family would welcome memorials in Rick’s name to Chris at 103 Park Street, Oak Grove, AR, 72660, to help with Rick’s recent medical and funeral expenses.