Richard Dean Heady, age 72, of Brady, passed away from this earth Tuesday, April 1, 2025, after a lengthy battle with illness. Richard was born on June 4, 1952, in Arthur, Texas to Wesley Heady and Dorothy (Hale) Heady. He proudly served in the U.S. Army. He worked in the oil field and drove a truck until 2001. He lived in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. He married Joanne Stoffer on August 31, 2000, in Seminole, Texas. He and Joanne moved to Brady in May of 2001, after living in Eunice, New Mexico for several years. He loved spending time with family and friends, traveling, going to car shows, hunting, and sitting in the barn drinking a beer and listening to tradio. He was a member of Redeemer Church in Brady.

Funeral services for Richard Heady will be at 12:30pm, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Redeemer Church in Brady with Reverend Paden Behrens officiating. Friends may view and/or sign Richard’s online memorial guest book at www.leatherwoodmemorialchapels.com. Honorary pallbearers will be Nick Stoffer, Rusty Heady, Todd Hendrix, Randall Jinkins, Terry Heady, Johnny Williams, Cody Hendrix, and Caleb Heady.