Funeral services for W. L. (Bill) Richards, 82, will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Walnut Hill Baptist Church near Bells, Tenn., the Rev. Oscar Patterson officiating. Burial will follow in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Smith Funeral Home in charge. The body will be at Smith Funeral Home until time for the services. Mr. Richards died at his home here at 10 p.m. Friday after a three-week illness. Born in Crockett County, Tenn., Mr. Richards was the son of the late James Newton and Sarah Jane Williams Richards. He lived near Bells until 22 years ago when he moved to Jackson. He was a member of the Walnut Hill Baptist Church, and was a retired timber dealer. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Priscilla McLemore Richards; his sons, Curtiss and Clarence Richards of Bells; four daughters, Mrs. H. T. Davis of Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. G. L. Luther and Mrs. T. R. Hilliard of Bemis, and Mrs. R. O. Miller of Jackson, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Funeral services for W. L. (Bill) Richards, 82, will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Walnut Hill Baptist Church near Bells, Tenn., the Rev. Oscar Patterson officiating. Burial will follow in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Smith Funeral Home in charge. The body will be at Smith Funeral Home until time for the services. Mr. Richards died at his home here at 10 p.m. Friday after a three-week illness. Born in Crockett County, Tenn., Mr. Richards was the son of the late James Newton and Sarah Jane Williams Richards. He lived near Bells until 22 years ago when he moved to Jackson. He was a member of the Walnut Hill Baptist Church, and was a retired timber dealer. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Priscilla McLemore Richards; his sons, Curtiss and Clarence Richards of Bells; four daughters, Mrs. H. T. Davis of Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. G. L. Luther and Mrs. T. R. Hilliard of Bemis, and Mrs. R. O. Miller of Jackson, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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