PORTSMOUTH- Margaret Ruth Richards, 98 years-young, passed away after a short illness on October 29, 2023 surrounded by care-givers and a Hospice nurse. A native Californian, she enjoyed twenty years as a United States Navy Nurse Anesthetist traveling to many foreign assignments. After retiring as a Lt. Commander, she made her home in Portsmouth, VA.
Marge, as many friends called her, became active in a number of genealogical societies. She was Registrar for the Fort Nelson Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution for a number of years. She was also a Trustee for the Chapter House. She was a Chaplain, for the Virginia Chapter National Society Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, a member of the Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century and a member of the Virginia State Society National Society United States Daughters of 1812. She was an active member in the Portsmouth SPCA, and had Silkie show-dogs. She loved her rescue dog, Buddie.
She is survived by her California Cousin, Ann Anderson; Ann's daughter, Paige; and her two sons, Kyle and Nick. She was predeceased by her parents; her brother, David Richards; and a long-time companion, Doris.
A graveside service with military honors will be held at 10 AM on Monday, November 13, 2023 at the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Veteran's Cemetery in Suffolk, VA.
Marge, as many friends called her, became active in a number of genealogical societies. She was Registrar for the Fort Nelson Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution for a number of years. She was also a Trustee for the Chapter House. She was a Chaplain, for the Virginia Chapter National Society Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, a member of the Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century and a member of the Virginia State Society National Society United States Daughters of 1812. She was an active member in the Portsmouth SPCA, and had Silkie show-dogs. She loved her rescue dog, Buddie.
She is survived by her California Cousin, Ann Anderson; Ann's daughter, Paige; and her two sons, Kyle and Nick. She was predeceased by her parents; her brother, David Richards; and a long-time companion, Doris.
A graveside service with military honors will be held at 10 AM on Monday, November 13, 2023 at the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Veteran's Cemetery in Suffolk, VA.
PORTSMOUTH- Margaret Ruth Richards, 98 years-young, passed away after a short illness on October 29, 2023 surrounded by care-givers and a Hospice nurse. A native Californian, she enjoyed twenty years as a United States Navy Nurse Anesthetist traveling to many foreign assignments. After retiring as a Lt. Commander, she made her home in Portsmouth, VA.
Marge, as many friends called her, became active in a number of genealogical societies. She was Registrar for the Fort Nelson Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution for a number of years. She was also a Trustee for the Chapter House. She was a Chaplain, for the Virginia Chapter National Society Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, a member of the Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century and a member of the Virginia State Society National Society United States Daughters of 1812. She was an active member in the Portsmouth SPCA, and had Silkie show-dogs. She loved her rescue dog, Buddie.
She is survived by her California Cousin, Ann Anderson; Ann's daughter, Paige; and her two sons, Kyle and Nick. She was predeceased by her parents; her brother, David Richards; and a long-time companion, Doris.
A graveside service with military honors will be held at 10 AM on Monday, November 13, 2023 at the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Veteran's Cemetery in Suffolk, VA.
Marge, as many friends called her, became active in a number of genealogical societies. She was Registrar for the Fort Nelson Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution for a number of years. She was also a Trustee for the Chapter House. She was a Chaplain, for the Virginia Chapter National Society Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, a member of the Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century and a member of the Virginia State Society National Society United States Daughters of 1812. She was an active member in the Portsmouth SPCA, and had Silkie show-dogs. She loved her rescue dog, Buddie.
She is survived by her California Cousin, Ann Anderson; Ann's daughter, Paige; and her two sons, Kyle and Nick. She was predeceased by her parents; her brother, David Richards; and a long-time companion, Doris.
A graveside service with military honors will be held at 10 AM on Monday, November 13, 2023 at the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Veteran's Cemetery in Suffolk, VA.
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