With deep sorrow and heavy hearts, we announce the sudden passing of Joseph Perrin Richey, on April 2, 2025, with his wife and children by his side. Joe was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, whose unexpected loss has left a void in the hearts of all who loved and knew him. 

Joe was born in Columbia, SC on June 4, 1952. He graduated from H.V. Jenkins High School in 1970, and attended Armstrong State College. 

In 1972, Joe married his high school sweetheart, Bunnie Wheeler. In 1988, they acquired Johnson Lighting Fixture Company, and worked side by side until they retired. After retirement, he combined his love of history and interacting with people from all over the world by spending two years at Old Savannah Tours, as a trolly tour guide. 

Joe was a charter member and past president of the Rotary Club of Savannah South. For many years, he and Bunnie were actively involved in the Georgia Rotary Student Program, where he served as trustee and was a Paul Harris and Will Watt Fellow. 

Joe and Bunnie shared a passion of traveling around the United States in their motor home and spending time with family at their home in Montreat, NC.

Joe was a member of the Skidaway Island Methodist Church. 

He is preceded in death by this parents, Herbert L. Richey, Jr. and Ida Mae Richey; his brother, Mitchell Richey; and his sister, Robin Richey.

He is survived by his wife of almost 53 years, Bunnie Wheeler Richey; son, Britt Richey (Dallas) of Roswell, GA; daughters, Libby R. Kisch (Joe) of Canton, NC, and Emily R. Currin of Brooklet, GA; six grandchildren, Carson, Camden, and Cope Richey, Donovan Kisch, and Avery and Cale Currin. He is also survived by his brother, Hank Richey (Jennifer) of Montreat, NC; his sister-in-law, Martha Waters (Rusty) of Savannah, GA; and his nieces and nephews. 

Visitation will be Monday, April 14, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Graveside service will be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM in the Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Georgia Rotary Student Program Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 61327,  Savannah, GA 31420