Bobby Richardson

Bobby Wayne Richardson


Graveside services for Mr. Bobby Richardson will be held  11 A.M. on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at Hopewell Cemetery near Medina with Rev. Diane Lemmon officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. until service time at the cemetery.

Mr. Richardson, 81, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021, at his home in Olive Branch, MS.

He was born in Blytheville, AR and was retired from Illinois Central Gulf Railroad where he enjoyed a 25 year career as an electrician. Bobby was a member of Carriage Hills Baptist Church. Some of his favorite hobbies were playing the organ, golf, landscaping, and collecting Indian sculptures.

He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Clara Heflin Tillman; brother, George (G. T.) Richardson; sisters, Louise Roberts and Pauline Marrow.

Bobby is survived by his wife of 58 years, Faye McLemore Richardson; son, John Richardson (Ronald Dowling); sister, Betty Wyatt.

Those honoring Bobby as pallbearers will be: Allen Hancock, Austin Hancock, Austin Tyner, Barry Holmes, Paul Wyatt, Mike DeLoach, Ronald Dowling.