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Submitted: 10/10/20 • Approved: 10/17/20 • Last Updated: 10/20/20 • R357679-G0-S3
September 5, 1867, Bartow, Jefferson County, Georgia - June 18, 1944, Cameron, Milam County, Georgia
*Obituary
A. B. RICHARDS DIES HERE EARLY SUNDAY
A. B. Richards, 76, for many years a resident of Milam county, died at his home in Cameron at 7:30 a. m. Sunday, June 18, 1944.
Funeral services were held at 4 p. m. Monday, June 19, 1944, from the family residence with Rev. C. W. Sanders, Pastor First Baptist Church conducting.
Mr. Richards had been gravely ill for onths. He formerly lived and was a large farmer in the North Elm community.
Mr. Richards is survived by his widow; five sons, T. R. Richards, Corpus Christi; R. F. Richards, Freeport; Jake Richards, Cameron; Jack Richards, Corpus Christi and Jim Richards, Cameron; daughters Mrs. Thurman Donaldson, Cameron and Mrs. Grady Allen of Cameron; seven sisters and one brother. There are 17 grand children and a great grand children surviving.
Mr. Richards was born September 5, 1868, in Barto, Ga. He came to Texas in 1898. He was married to Miss Annie Bishop on December 24, 1888. He was a member of the North Elm Baptist Church, becoming a member 36 years ago.
The Cameron Herald(Cameron, Texas), 22 Jun 1944, Thu, Page 1
Family Members
Parents
Robert Richards
1844–1890
Mary Amanda Robinette Richards
1846–1937
Spouse
Annie C Bishop Richards
1865–1948
Siblings
Nancy Elizabeth Richards Price
1869–1951
Virge Richards
1870–1949
Amanda J Richards Walden
1876–1952
Lucy Richards Clifton
1877–1956
George Archer Richards
1879–1935
Willie Catherine Richards Schiller
1881–1963
Ruby Richards Phillips
1883–1909
Patty Stone Richards Westbrook
1885–1915
Annie Richards Weems
1888–1966
Mayme Richards Fuller
1889–1962
Children
Thomas B Richards
1892–1947
Robert Franklin Richards
1894–1974
Jake Richards
1896–1956
Jim Crow Richards
1898–1963
Jack Richards
1901–1950
Pansy Richards Donaldson
1903–1995
Bessie Richards Allen
1905–2004
Frank Andrew Richards
1907–1969
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Contributed on 10/10/20 by lynst.peters62
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