Richard Wayne McGuffee , lifelong resident of Vicksburg, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Merit Health River Region Medical Center.  He was 70.  Wayne was the son of Gladys Westbrook McGuffee and Harry Lee McGuffee, Sr.  He retired from  the trucking industry  and had a passion for the sport of  nascar.    Wayne was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Marie Johns; two brothers, Harry Lee McGuffee, Jr. and Cecil Louis McGuffee; a sister-in-law, Penny McGuffee; a niece, Mandy McGuffee; a nephew, Travis McGuffee.  Survivors include five sisters, Bobbie J. Abraham (Ralph) of Clinton, Carrie L. McGuffee of Byram,  Shirley M. Riddle (Billy) of Vicksburg, Wanda S. Wilkerson of Shiner, TX,  Eileen Ring of Clinton;  a brother, Albert E. McGuffee (Carolyn) of Terry; one son, Blake Bell and numerous nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be held on Monday, January 11 at 2 p.m. at Cedar Hill Cemetery under the direction of Fisher-Riles Funeral Home.