Tracy L. Rich

Tracy Lynn Rich, son of the late Raymond Leroy and Lois Elizabeth (Nelson) Rich, was born October 21, 1960 in Wichita, Kansas, and departed this life May 9, 2017 at Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri after a long battle with cancer.
Tracy graduated high school from Mountain Grove High School in 1979. He married Debbie Rogers on June 14, 1980 in Mountain Grove. Three children were born to this union.
When Tracy was younger, he was a drummer in the band, “Sweet Breeze”. They enjoyed playing for many local schools and events. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, and tubing. Tracy spent time working on electronic gadgets, building models, and just hanging in his shop/doghouse. However, his favorite activity was hanging with his grandbabies whom he loved very much.
Tracy worked for the area McDonalds as Maintenance Supervisor for thirteen years.
Besides his parents, Raymond and Lois Rich, Tracy was preceded in death by a sister, Rita Rich, and by his father-in-law, Elza Jarrett.
He is survived by his loving wife of their home, Debbie, one son, Nathaniel Rich and his wife, Kristen, of Noblesville, Indiana, two daughters, Stephanie Bradshaw and her husband, Mark, of Norwood, Missouri, and Melanie MacDonald and her husband, Sean, of Mountain Grove, two brothers, Ronald Rich of the state of California, and Johnathan Rich of Willow Springs, Missouri, one sister, Loretta Wade and her husband, Frank, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, eight grandchildren, Kylee Bradshaw, Gunner Bradshaw, Jackson Sapp, Harrison Rich, Hudson Rich, BrookLynn Frost, Brody Rich, and Rylee MacDonald, his mother-in-law, Karen Jarrett, and many other family and friends who will greatly miss him.