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SFC (Ret.) Richard B. Varney

September 19, 1940 — August 29, 2025

Enterprise

SFC (Ret.) Richard B. Varney

SFC (Ret.) Richard B. Varney, of Enterprise, Alabama, passed away Friday, August 29, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was 84 years old.

Memorialization will be by cremation with burial at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

Richard was born September 19, 1940, in Logan, West Virginia, to the late Otis and Frances Isaac Varney. In addition to his parents, two brothers and one sister preceded him in death.

Richard proudly served his country for 20 years in the US Army before retiring. He later went on to work as a quality control inspector at Fort Rucker. Richard was the happiest when he was out trail riding or sitting on his back porch listening to National Public Radio. He had a deep love for horses, and of course, his family.

Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Marcia Varney, and daughters, Samantha Phillips of Atlanta and Grace Varney of Birmingham.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in his honor to National Public Radio, https://www.npr.org/donations/support?donate=npr, or to the Enterprise Public Library, https://www.enterpriselibrary.org.

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