

  <p>Casto, Royal Leon ""Rick"</p>
  <p>Passed: 2014-10-14</p>
  <p>Age: 54</p>


  <p>Source: Ravenswood News</p>

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  <p>Obituary Date: 2014-10-16</p>
  <p>Information: Royal Leon ""Rick"" Casto, Jr., 54, of Ripley, went to be with his Heavenly Father on October 14, 2014 at Eldercare of Ripley, following a long illness.  Rick was born on May 31, 1960 at Ripley, son of Royal Leon and Evadean Faye Fields Casto.  He was a member of the graduating Class of 1979 from Ripley High School, and also graduated from the West Virginia Corrections Officer Academy.  He was a former Ripley fireman and radio dispatcher, jailor and deputy sheriff for the Jackson County Sheriff Department.  Rick worked many jobs in his lifetime including Wal-Mart, Ohio Valley Truss Company and Smith Concrete.  He was a truck driver for Goldizer Trucking as well as Harless Trucking and former owner of Casto Trucking.  He was a former partner of Ripley Auction and Furniture Store with his parents and had a farm in Milton where he raised goats and horses.  He was a member of the Nitro Moose Lodge and a member of the National Rifle Association.  He was a member of the Ozark Baptist Church in Milton.  Rick was severely injured in a four wheeler accident on his farm on December 12, 2007 and spent a number of days in rehab for his injuries.         He is survived by his parents, Royal Leon and Evadean Casto of Ripley; a step-daughter, Amanda (McKaughan) Carte and her husband, Ashley; three step-grandchildren, Jackson Carte, Lexi Carte and McKenzie Carte; uncles, Rex Reed, William ""Billy"" Fields and his wife Debbie, Bill Ray and his wife Elladean, and many cousins, and a host of friends.  Rick was preceded in death by his grandparents, Roy and Ophelia Mae Fields and Forrest and Lillie Casto, and many aunts and uncles.  Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 18, 2014 at the Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley.  Burial will follow in the Parsons Cemetery, Gay WV.  Family and friends will gather on Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.  Memories and condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.waybrightfuneralhome.com.</p>


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