Obituaries: Nellie Durham Richardson, 1971, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: August 12, 1971 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Mrs. Richardson, Winn Native, Dies in Texas

A former long time resident of Winnfield and a member of a pioneer Winn Parish
and Winnfield family, Mrs. Nellie Durham Richardson, widow of the late Jesse
W. Richardson, died in Groves, Texas, August 7, 1971, where she had made her
home for the past few years.  Prior to moving to Groves, Mrs. Richardson had
lived in Denham Springs for a number of years.  She was more than 91 years of
age, having been born in Winn Parish south of Winnfield on March 22, 1880, the
daughter of Thomas B. and Martha Durham who moved from Georgia to Winn Parish
in the early 1850s.

Mrs. Richardson and her husband lived in Winnfield more than thirty years and
all their eight children were graduated from Winnfield High School and
attended church and Sunday school in the First Baptist Church of Winnfield.

Funeral services were held in Groves, Texas, Sunday, August 8, and Mrs.
Richardson was buried in the old family cemetery at Sardis on Monday, August
9.

Surviving Mrs. Richardson are seven children; two daughters, Mrs. Aliene Hays
of Franklin, Texas and Mrs. Helen Garrett of San Antonio, Texas; five sons, J.
Eugene Richardson and Lloyd E. Richardson, of Port Arthur, Texas; Cheslie E.
Richardson and R. Leo Richardson of Groves, Texas; and Joseph W. Richardson of
Arlington, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. R. E. Mathews of Winnfield and Mrs. D. H.
Wallace of Verda, La.; two brothers, R. L. Durham of Merryville, La., and
Thomas B. Durham of Houston, Texas.

Mrs. Richardson had 15 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.