Rick was proud to have served in the United States Army.
Preceded in death by parents, Jack and Lounez Marter; brother, James Manley.
Survived by wife, Darlene Wilhite; children, Richard “Luke” Marter (Rhonda), John “Casey” Marter, Tommy Wilhite, Thomas Wilhite; grandson, Brandon Marter; granddaughters, Bayleigh and Alyssa Martin; sisters, Deborah Parker-Pratt (Raymond), Patricia Lou Sutherland (Dennis); brother, John Murray (Judy); sister in-law, Rebecca Dance; and mother of his children, Lisa Marter (John).
Services will be held January 27, 2023 12:30pm at East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery Chapel 2200 E. Governor John Sevier Hwy.