Richard B. Lapham
On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, Richard B. Lapham went home to be with his Lord surrounded by family.
He was born December 26, 1936, a loving son of the late Harold and Julia “Beal” Lapham. Dick was a native of Washington before moving to the Ocala area from Melbourne, Florida in 1985.
Dick was a United States Army veteran who served his country for four years. Following his time in the military, he began working for his father-in-law, Dan Sheehan, at Sheehan Sweepers in Washington, and eventually moving on to open his own store, Kirby Company of Washington. After moving to Ocala, Dick went on to open Citrus Sew and Vac and eventually went into business with his sons opening two additional Citrus Sew and Vac stores in Central Florida.
Dick was a loyal member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church and attended church several times a week. In his free time, he bred Bischon dogs. Dick was an avid family man. He loved spending time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He lived for the FaceTime calls with his granddaughter, Montana.
Survivors include the love of his life, Marjorie Colleen Lapham; children, Dale (Lisa) Lapham, Sherry Stevenson, Brenda (Skyler) Deems, Kimberly (Monty) Hicks, and Scott (Michelle) Lapham; grandchildren, Michael, Aaron and Matthew Lapham, Chablis and J.P. Molinaro, Brittany McLaughlin, Michael Golubosky, Montana Hicks and Chelsea Richards; 11 great-grandchildren; niece, Leslie Dahl; nephew, Mark Lapham; and his beloved dogs, Tiramisu and Snowball.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, William Lapham; and granddaughter, Autumn Brooke Woods.
A funeral mass for Dick will be held in Queen of Peace Catholic Church at 8:30 a.m. Monday, March 15. A visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 14 in Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services in Ocala. Condolences may be sent to hiers-baxley.com.