Obit of Richards, James Edward - Payne County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Shelly Lynch 27 Jul 2008 Return to Payne County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/payne/payne.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Middleton Chapel Cemetery--Oktaha OK Published October 22, 2007 Muskogee Phoenix James Richards 1925-2007 James Edward Richards, 82, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Oct 20, 2007. James was born August 15, 1925 to WA (Bill) and Goldie (Ballew) Richards near Glencoe, OK where he received his education until he was 16 years of age. In 1942 he went to California where he met and then married Ruth Dement. He and his loving wife have been married for 62 years. They returned to Oklahoma in 1945 and lived in Pawnee for 13 years. In 1958 he became a barber and moved to Muskogee where he barbered for 15 years. During those 15 years, some of his locations he barbered were the Owl, Broadway, and Provincial Barber Shops. After retiring, he moved to Wainwright where he raise his cattle and enjoyed his family. He loved horses and roping. He taught many young men how to rope including his sons and grandsons. James was a faithful member of the Wainwright Community Church and will be missed greatly by his brothers and sisters in Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 sisters, Opal Robinson, and Edna Rossander; and two brothers, Ray and Carl Richards. Survivors include his loving wife Ruth, of the home; two sons, Larry and Jim Richards both Of Wainwright; three grandsons, Steve Rocco of Ely, Nevada, Alan and Brian Richards both of Oktaha; two grand daughters, Sabrina Burns of Hanna, and Meghan Fausett of Wainwright; five great grand children; one sister, Billie Carey of Oklahoma City, and one brother, Bud and his wife Joy Richards of Pawnee. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 2:00 pm in the Wainwright Community Church with Rev. Marion Graves officiating. Casker bearers will be Norman Cole, Jerry Pippin, Bill Hubler, Burr Myers, Connie Harris, and Mike Hogner. Honorary cakset bearers will be Bynum Duvall, Darrel Zollars, Harold Guthrie, Darrel Kennedy, Robert Parker, and Bill Epperson. Interment will follow the funeral services in the Middleton Chapel Cemetery. The Richards family has asked in lieu if flowers donations be made to the Wainwright Community Church Building Fund, PO Box 124, Wainwright, OK 74468. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Hampton Mortuary, 211 W. Okmulgee, Checotah. 918-473-6821. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Payne County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/payne/payne.html