Gary Wayne Rials

April 29, 1951 - February 4, 2021

Graveside services for Gary Wayne Rials will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, February 8, 2021, at Alexandria Memorial Gardens with Rev. Clark Palmer officiating. Interment will follow under the direction of John Kramer & Son Funeral Home. Gary Wayne Rials, 69, of Alexandria, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2021, at Rapides Regional Medical Center, with his wife at his side. Gary is preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Crystal Rials of Forest Hill. Gary was a retired nursery man in Forest Hill and loved the outdoors. He enjoyed delivering plants to customers and meeting people involved in the plant business. Gary served in the military during the Vietnam era and had a strong love of country. As a young man, Gary was naturally skilled at auto-mechanics and followed NASCAR. For many years, Gary was an avid deer hunter and member of the Long Leaf Hunting Club. He said that the best therapy was walking through the woods and enjoying nature. He often spoke of happy times hosting fish fries at his shop. Gary and Nancy were fond of RVing throughout the southern United States. Gary was a loving and supportive husband, a proud uncle, and an honored godfather. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 46 years, Nancy Davis Rials, of Lecompte; his brother, Steve Rials, of Forest Hill; his nieces, Candace Rials (Mike) of Glenmora, Alison Rials Simms of Maumelle, Arkansas, and Katherine Davis Vargas (Jessie) of Forest Hill; his nephew, Tyler Franklin (Leslie), of Natchitoches; and his great-nieces and great-nephews. Pallbearers honored to serve will be Billy Thomas, Josh Thomas, Pat Pringle, Tyler Pringle, Lionel Perry, and Steve Johnson. For those who choose to attend the graveside service, facemasks and social distancing are required. Memorials in Gary’s memory can be sent to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105.