Obit of Richardson, Grace (r263) - Comanche County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 4 Mar 2004 Return to Comanche County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/comanche/comanche.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Eugene Register Guard - Eugene Oregon 04 Mar 2004 Grace Richardson DRAIN - A graveside service will be held March 5 for Grace Richardson of Drain, who died March 1 of complications from rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. She was 73. Richardson was born July 13, 1930, in Bethel, Okla., to Odie and Mary Martin Phillips. She married McGlendon "Mac" Richardson in Lorane on May 10, 1950. He died Jan. 7, 1992. She lived in Drain for 50 years, where she was a homemaker and worked as a kindergarten teacher. She was a member of the Drain Baptist Church and she enjoyed sewing, painting, gardening and cooking. She was an honorary life member of the Ground Observer Corps and observed the skies for a total of 750 hours during World War II. The Air Force honored her with three medals for her service in 1958. Survivors include two daughters, Sheila Walker of Oregon City and Celia Wilson of Lorane; a son, Michael of Drain; two brothers, Solomon Phillips of Eugene and Ervin Phillips of Roseburg; a sister, Evalee Duley of Palm Cove, Fla.; six grandchildren; and five great- grandchildren. Friday's service will be held at 1 p.m. at the Roseburg National Cemetery. Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation or to the Lupus Foundation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Comanche County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/comanche/comanche.html