Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
4:25 pm Monday, July 28, 2014

William Turner “W.T.” Richardson

William Turner “W.T.” Richardson

July 26, 2014

William Turner “W.T.” Richardson, 90, Russellville, passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Russellville Hospital.

The visitation will be 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Spry Memorial Chapel.  The funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Spry Memorial Chapel with Bro. Frank Billingham officiating.  Burial will be at Knights of Pythias Cemetery.

He is survived by his children, Debbie Boyd and husband, Roger, Turner Richardson, Jr.; grandchildren, Cade Boyd, Drew Boyd and wife, Candace, Will Richardson and wife, Breanna, Jared Richardson and wife, Britney; great-grandchildren, Wylie and Ashton Boyd, Kylee Richardson, Austin, Ayden, and Maci Boyd; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Bernice Hester Richardson; daughter, Melba Richardson Boyd; parents, Walter and Beulah Richardson; brother, J.W. “Buddy” Richardson, and sister, Sarah Doris Hester.

The pallbearers will be Roger Boyd, Milton Boyd, Will Richardson, Jared Richardson, Cade Boyd, and Drew Boyd.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to doctors, nurses, and staff of Gentiva Home Health and Russellville Hospital for their love and care of our family.

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