Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Richardson, Emmett B. Jr., 2002 

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EMMETT BENJAMIN RICHARDSON JR. 

  WAVERLY - Emmett B. Richardson Jr., 83, a resident of Owens Grove Rd., 
Waverly, Va., died Thursday, June 20, 2002, at Tandem Health Care, Windsor, 
VA.  Born March 30, 1919, in Sussex County, he was the son of the Emmett B. 
Richardson Sr. and Nellie Carneal Richardson.  He attended Virginia 
Polytechnic Institute in 1936; was a member of the Masonic Order, Lodge 
0198-0070 AF&AM; and was the last living charter member of Wakefield Ruritan 
Club, a Trustee of Spring Hill Christian Church and a member of Wakefield 
United Methodist Church.  He loved and worked the land as the owner of Lone 
Oak Farms, and he was the husband of the late Ann Morris Richardson.

  He is survived by his son, Keith G. Richardson, and his wife, Alyce, of 
Wakefield; two granddaughters, Natalee R. Felts and husband Travis E. Felts, 
and Brandee C. Richardson; great-grandson, Richardson Wake Felts; great-
granddaughter, Gracie Logan Felts; sisters, Evelyn R. Sasnett of Tuscaloosa, 
Al., Anne Nicholson of Atlanta, GA; and several nephews.  He was preceded in 
death by his sister, Miriam L. Richardson, Lt. Comm. (retired), U.S. Navy.

  Graveside funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, at 
Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, VA, with the Rev. Jim Kerr officiating.

  Memorial donations may be made to the Spring Hill Christian Church, c/o 
Emmett Drewry, P.O. Box 506, Waverly, VA, 23890; or a rescue squad of your 
choice.  Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield is in charge of arrangements.


Emmett Benjamin RICHARDSON, Jr., of "Lone Oak Farms," Waverly, 
b. 30 Mar 1919, Sussex Co., d. 20 Jun 2002, Windsor, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 23 Jun 2002, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), June 23, 2002, p. 23 

*His parents are also buried there.  Wakefield list, an extension of 
   the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His wife's obit ("Daily Press," Aug. 20, 1993, p. 26) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/r263a4ob.txt 

His father's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," Mar. 9, 1960, p. 7) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/r263e4ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," July 21, 1961, p. 3) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/r263n1ob.txt 


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