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Jesse Wilburn Richardson

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Jesse Wilburn Richardson

Birth
Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
6 Jun 1954 (aged 75)
Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Sardis, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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J. W. Richardson, age 76, died Sunday night at 11:25 o'clock in a local hospital following a heart attack suffered last Tuesday. Funeral services were held today at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church conducted by Dr. W. L. Holcomb, pastor, and interment was in the Sardis Cemetery six miles south of Winnfield.

Born in Jackson Parish, the deceased moved to Winn Parish at an early age with his parents, and for the past 38 years has made his home in Winnfield. At the time of his death he was a retired carpenter and building contractor.

Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Nellie Durham Richardson, five sons, Eugene, Lloyd, Leo, and Cheslie Richardson, of Port Arthur, Texas, and Joe Richardson, of San Bonite, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Ford Hays of Baton Rouge, and Mrs. O. M. Garrett of Port Arthur, Texas; two brothers, James Richardson, Hughson, California, and Willie Richardson; twenty grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

Pallbearers included G. N. Sims, H. G. Hassel, W. L. Owens, Dudley Shell, Dan Page, E. J. Buchanan, Houston Smith, and Bryant Sholars.

Named as honorary pallbearers are the friends of the family.

Published in The Winnfield News-American, June 8, 1954
J. W. Richardson, age 76, died Sunday night at 11:25 o'clock in a local hospital following a heart attack suffered last Tuesday. Funeral services were held today at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church conducted by Dr. W. L. Holcomb, pastor, and interment was in the Sardis Cemetery six miles south of Winnfield.

Born in Jackson Parish, the deceased moved to Winn Parish at an early age with his parents, and for the past 38 years has made his home in Winnfield. At the time of his death he was a retired carpenter and building contractor.

Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Nellie Durham Richardson, five sons, Eugene, Lloyd, Leo, and Cheslie Richardson, of Port Arthur, Texas, and Joe Richardson, of San Bonite, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Ford Hays of Baton Rouge, and Mrs. O. M. Garrett of Port Arthur, Texas; two brothers, James Richardson, Hughson, California, and Willie Richardson; twenty grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

Pallbearers included G. N. Sims, H. G. Hassel, W. L. Owens, Dudley Shell, Dan Page, E. J. Buchanan, Houston Smith, and Bryant Sholars.

Named as honorary pallbearers are the friends of the family.

Published in The Winnfield News-American, June 8, 1954


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