Obituaries:  Faustina S. Richards, Sabine Parish       R-263
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Mar 13, 1980
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Faustina S. Richards

  Funeral services for Faustina S. Richards, 77, of the Yellow
Pine community near Florien, were held on Sunday, March 8, at the
Macedonia United Methodist Church, with the Rev. R. M. Harris,
and the Rev. George S. Sibley officiating. Burial was in the
Yellow Pine Cemetery, under the direction of the Winnfield
Funeral Home of Natchitoches.

  Mrs. Richards died on Thursday, March 6, in the Ruston-Grambling
area.

  Mrs. Faustina Simmons Richards, the daughter of the late Frank
Simmons and Exie Godwin Burr, was born on Jan. 1, 1903 in Cedar
Grove, Tex.

  She is survived by six children; Felton G. Richards, Beulah R.
Simmons, Seamon Richards, Helen L. Richards, Roosevelt R.
Richards, Frank A. Richards; two sisters, Ms. Mary D. Burr, and
Tisha Kabey of Berkeley and San Diego, Calif.; one brother, C. L.
Burnham of Newton, Texas; one aunt, Mrs. Dan Godwin; twelve
grandchildren, Mrs. Martha Ellis, Grambling St. Univ., Mrs.
Thelma R. Fleming, Mrs. Floretha R. Williams, Mrs. Eunice R.
McNeir of Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Fellonese R. Whitaker of Odessa,
Texas, Mr. Felton Richards, Jr., Dallas, Texas, Derrick Frantina,
and Tosha of Detroit, and Gwyn, and Yolanda Richards of
Washington D. C.; and seven great grandchildren; DeNeene, Dana,
Helen, Janet, Jackie, Renee, Donald, and a host of other
relatives and friends.

  Active pallbearers were the Stewards of the Macedonia United
Methodist Church.

  Honorary pallbearers were Felton G. Richards, Seamon Richards,
Roosevelt R. Richards, Frank A. Richards, Felton Richards, Jr.,
Derrick R. Richards. V. G. Kahey, Robert Lee Burr, Dr. Gerald
Ellis, David Fleming, James McNeir, Elmo Simmons, Price
Whittaker, and Lawrence Williams.