Obituary of WILLIAM BUTLER RICHARDSON, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana Copied and Submitted by: Doug McBroom, 15520 Swan Lake Blvd., Gulfport, MS 39503 From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for allowing the following to be added to the Archives. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Date: October 30, 1941 Headline: W. B. Richardson Rites Held Oct. 27 Funeral services for William Butler Richardson, 90 years old, who died of pneumonia at his home Sunday, October 26 at 12:30 a.m., were held at the Oak Grove Baptist Church, October 27 with Rev. B. A. Miley officiating. Interment was made in the Oak Grove Cemetery under the direction of Upshaw Funeral Home of Jena, La. Mr. Richardson was a well known planter of Rhinehart, La., where he has lived since early manhood and was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church near Rhinehart. He is survived by two sons, R. L. Richardson and W. F. Richardson, both of Rhinehart, La. Three daughters, Mrs. Janie Girlinghouse, Jena, La.; Mrs. Mamie Roark, Alvin, Texas; Mrs. Lidia Ford, Manifest, La. Mr. Richardson leaves many friends who mourn his passing and extend their sympathy to his bereaved family.