Richey, George – 1846-1929

BINKERD, GEORGE, RICHEY, ROEDER

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 7/18/2021 at 15:51:18

There is actually an unidentified man buried at McKeever who was mis-identified as George Richey. George left Colfax, IA, in 1905, and led a wandering life. He died June 23, 1929 at the age of 81 in LeMars (Plymouth county), Iowa and is buried there in the Memorial Cemetery.

Geo Richey Succumbs To Pneumonia
George Richey, brother of Dr. M. B. Richey, of this city, passed away at the Depot hotel at the advanced age of 81 years, 1 month and 23 days. Bronchial pneumonia was the cause of his death.
The funeral was held this afternoon with Rev. A. Z. McGogney officiating. Burial was made in the city cemetery, Beely’s funeral directors in charge.
Deceased was born on April 30, 1846 in Indiana.
Source: LeMars (IA) Globe Post; Monday, June 24, 1929, page 9

George Richey formerly of this place died last Tuesday evening at Parsons, Kansas; the remains were brought back Sunday and the funeral will occur Tuesday at two o’clock p.m. At the home of a sister of the deceased, Mrs. Frank Roeder, in Colfax, after which interment will be made at the McKeever cemetery.
Source: The Newton Journal; Wednesday, March 28, 1906

Mr. George Richey, formerly of this place, dropped to the floor while eating his supper in a restaurant at Parsons, Kansas, on Tuesday of last week, and when picked up was found to be dead. He was a stranger who had just arrived on an evening train, and there was nothing upon his person by which he could be identified, so arrangements were made to bury him in the pottersfield. Something about the circumstances prompted Mr. Jacob Binkerd to visit the morgue, and as soon as he saw the corpse he recognized it as his wife’s brother. Mrs. Binkerd was notified and upon visiting the undertaker’s rooms verified the identification.
The body was at once embalmed and Mr. Binkerd came with it over the Rock Island, arriving here Sunday morning, and was met last Monday by Mrs. Hattie George, of Cedar Rapids, deceased’s only child, who came with her little daughter, Doris, and attended the obsequies, last Tuesday afternoon, the interment being at the McKeever cemetery.
Deceased was 58 years of age, and had led a roving life. At the time of his death he came from Wichita to Parsons to see his sister on business, but without announcing his visit. His death resulted from heart failure, to which the family is predisposed. He was a son of Anderson Richey, late of Poweshiek township, and was well known by our people.
Source: The Colfax (IA) Clipper; Saturday, March 31, 1906, page 1

Mr. Clyde Jarnagin, of the Daily Capital reportorial force, was here the first of the week investigating the George Richey mystery in the interest of his paper.
Source: The Colfax (IA) Clipper; Saturday, November 3, 1906, page 5

Mr. George Richey arrived in Colfax Thursday night from Wichita, Kansas, and is shaking hands with old friends and assuring them that he is not dead and buried as supposed. He has been in Wichita for the past year and is in excellent health. He will be in Colfax a week or ten days.
Source: The Colfax (IA) Clipper; Saturday, February 23, 1907, page 1

Mr. George Richey, the resurrected man, has gone to Cedar Rapids, for a short visit with his daughter, upon the conclusion of which he intends to go to New Mexico and locate permanently on a claim. Mr. Richey did not enjoy self in a home. George did not enjoy his late visit here because of the notoriety he has achieved by having a stranger occupy the place he will some time have to fill in the family cemetery lot. He says this is the second time he has been reported dead, and that upon the first occasion his accidental return to his former haunts was all that saved the life of a man under arrest as his murderer. No plan for disinterring and disposing of the misfit corpse has yet been evolved, and as yet all attempts to discover the identity of the man have failed.
Source: The Colfax (IA) Clipper; Saturday, March 2, 1907, page 1