Cecil C. Rider

Graveside services for Cecil C. Rider, 75, of Zavalla will be held Monday, December 24, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the Concord Cemetery with Reverend Cary Modisett officiating.

Mr. Rider was born February 21, 1937 in Kinder, Louisiana to Chuck and Hazel Rider, and died Saturday, December 22, 2012 in a local hospital. He had resided in Zavalla for more than 38 years. Mr. Rider served in the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam, where he was awarded a Purple Heart. He was a foreman for Southern Pacific Railroad for 10 years.

Survivors include his wife, Jane Rider of Zavalla; daughters and son-in-law, Brenda and Frank Johnson, Tina Rider and Sherry Rider; sons and daughters-in-law, Ken and Kelley Massey, Ron and Denise Massey, Randy Rider, Corey Rider and Troy Rider; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and two sisters.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; and one sister.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.