Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Lona RICHMOND ************************************************************************ Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, February 2007 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ OBITUARY Mrs. Lona Washburn Richmond The death of Mrs. Richmond which occurred last Thursday, while not unlooked for, brought inexpressible sadness to the wide circle of residents who claimed her as a friend. She was a native of Southern Illinois, being born on her father's farm near Greenville. In her infancy she removed with the family to Platteville and was educated at the Normal school of that city, where she afterward taught. She also taught in the Darlington and Viroqua high schools and subsequently in River Falls normal school. She won a statewide reputation as institute conductor and years after she gave up her profession she would be occasionally pressed into service during the summer months. Upon July 17, 1894 she was married to Mr. R. M. Richmond and since that time has made Evansville her home. Here also she worked along the lines of education, being for years one of the public school directors and was an active promoter of the free library movement. One of the places where she will be most missed will be in the Woman's Literary club of which she was secretary. With that organization she has worked for the past fifteen years, and her leadership was graciously conceded by all. Mrs. Richmond was a model home maker as she blended with her intellectual gifts a technical knowledge of the arts of housekeeping. No home boasts a better library of classics and few houses contain such a collection of fine pictures and cuts. Her home was the center of a true hospitality where her charming personality shown at its best. Those who enjoyed her friendship can never forget their loss. The funeral services were held from the home last Sunday afternoon, the Rev. Myron G. Argus of Lancaster reading the prayers for the dead, while Archdeacon Willmann of Janesville sang the burial chant and the hymns. A brother, Mr. Louis Washburn, of East St. Louis, and a sister, Mrs. S. W. Johns of Grand Island, Nebraska, together with Mr. T. C. Richmond and the Misses Richmond of Madison, accompanied by two nephews and several cousins, were present at the obsequies. Mrs. Richmond is survived by one child, Dorothy Washburn, aged fourteen. The interment took palce at Maple Hill cemetery. February 23, 1911, Evansville REview, p. 5, col. 4, Evansville, Wisconsin