St. Clair County Obits

DERWOOD R. RICHARDSON

Clinton Daily Democrat
September 1998
Derward Raymond Richardson was born February 1, 1918, near Lowry City, to Raymond and Pearl Rosebaugh Richardson.
On August 2, 1941, he married Ida Marie Stokes. To this union two children were born, Ellis Ray Richardson of Overland Park, Kansas, and Cherry Marie Thornton of Crystle Lake, Illinois. He is survived by two grandsons, J. Scott Richardson of Overland Park, Kansas, and David Ray Richardson of Edgerton, Kansas; one brother, Jack Richardson of Sheridan, Texas, and nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death were one granddaughter, Lorrie Ann Richardson and two sisters, Irene McMillian and Wanda Cavanaugh.
Derward was a member of the Christian Church and served in the Navy during WWII. He lived and worked as a journeyman carpenter, building homes in and around Kansas City. He was a member of Carpenters Local #61 more than 50 years. He worked with a Boy Scout troop as a camp director.
Derward enjoyed working with his hands, building, planting and tending his bee hives. He enjoyed his country home near Cleveland, Mo., before moving back to Clinton.
Late in the evening with his wife and old dog, Andy, he loved to stroll around to see how everything was doing. To him it was the perfect ending to the day.
Funeral services were held at the Sickman-Dunning Chapel on Tuesday, September 15. Burial was in the Englewood Cemetery with grandsons and nephews J. Scott Richardson, David Richardson, John Waugh, James Stokes, Daniel Stokes and Michael Stokes serving as pall bearers.