Richard E. Harper, 79, of Remington, died at 3:04 p.m. Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Jasper County Alterna Care in Rensselaer. He was born April 29, 1932 in Harrison, Ohio to the late Howard and Margaret (Ulrich) Harper. He graduated from Harrison High School in 1951. During high school, Richard was very talented at football, and played on the Cincinnati Post All-Star team. His marriage was to Helen L. Bybee on June 5, 1953 in New Haven, Ohio. She preceded him in death on November 7, 1997. He lived in Harrison, Ohio before moving to Remington in 1959. Richard farmed all of his life and enjoyed fishing, cooking, and going to the Remington Auto Salvage. He was also an avid debater. Surviving are 4 children, Rick Harper (wife: Barb) of Remington, Jeff Harper (wife: Karen) of Chesterton, Cindy Goodwin (husband: Steve) of Remington and Donna Harper (companion: Angie) of Indianapolis, 1 sister, Carol Duwell of Harrison, Ohio, and 2 brothers, Robert Harper (wife: Betty) of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and Jim Harper of Harrison, Ohio. Richard cherished the time he spent with his grandchildren, Josh Harper, Meghan Harper (fiancé: Kyle Goranson), Katie Harper (fiancé: Dave Jones), and Rachel Harper, step-grandchildren, Crystal Ridley (husband: James), Justine and Robert Borski, great-grandchild, Cailey Jones, and step-great-grandchild, Ruthie Ridley. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Connie Harper and two sisters, Mary Gulley and Mildred Morris. Friends may call one hour prior to the memorial service at 11:00 a.m. (EST) Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Stitz-Clapper Funeral Home of Remington. Memorial donations may be made in his name to Jasper County Home Health & Hospice.