- Date Of Birth: September 23, 1949
- Date Of Death: June 27, 2011
- State: West Virginia
James Richard “Rick” Lantz, age 61, of Taylor County, Valley Falls Community, passed away Monday, June 27, 2011, at his residence. He was born in Clarksburg, WV, September 23, 1949, a son of the late Sidney Arley “Sid” and Helen (Whitehair) Lantz. Rick was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was an avid gardener and loved to hunt and fish. Surviving are: one daughter, Betsy Kreeger and husband Matt , of Grafton; two brothers, Gary Lantz and wife Wanda, of Grafton, Sidney “Sonny” Lantz and wife Linda of Grafton; two sisters, Sarah Nedorolik and husband Charles , of Virginia, and Jeannie McCloy and husband Bill, of Grafton; three grandchildren who he adored, Aliena, Jacob, and Sierra, of Grafton.