RICHARDS OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri
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RICHARDS, Willard Lee 1918 - 1994

Willard Lee Richards was born October 22, 1918, near Urbana, to Jim and Maude 
Richards. He attended school there and made a confession of faith in Jesus Christ 
and joined the Hopewell Baptist Church of Urbana. He later joined the United 
States Army and served over four years in Alaska. He was a member of the VFW 
Post 1894 in Clinton. On February 3, 1946, he was married to Molly Belle Gentry 
at the Christian Church in Clinton. After a short time they made their home in 
Pacific, near St. Louis, where he worked for the railroad and Molly Belle taught 
school. They moved back to the farm near Clinton in 1964 where Willard worked 
for Alva Allen Industries awhile, then full time at home caring for a cow-calf 
operation. After retirement, he thoroughly enjoyed lots of time to hunt and fish 
and raise a big vegetable garden. He was preceded in death by his parents, two 
sisters and two brothers. He is survived by his wife, Molly Belle, of the home; one 
sister, Myrtle McCoy of Flemington, several nieces and nephews and many friends. 
Mr. Richards was critically injured in an auto accident on Friday, July 15. He 
never fully regained consciousness and died Monday, August 29, at Research 
Medical Center in Kansas City. He will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved 
him. Funeral services were 2 p.m. Thursday, September 1, at the Consalus Chapel, 
Clinton. Rev. Bob Fenwick officiated. Kenneth Phegley sang "Calvary", "Shall We 
Gather At The River" and Mansion Over The Hilltop". Organist was Ron Doyle. 
Pallbearers were members of V.F.W. Post #1894. Burial was in Calhoun Cemetery.

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