Obituary

Eugene Wheeler Richardson Sr.
(September 3, 1928 - December 17, 2012)

Eugene Wheeler Richardson Sr., 84, of Ona, WV, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012. He was born September 3, 1928, in Huntington, WV, a son of the late Stacy Richardson and Mary Davis Lewis. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. He retired from Sears as a service technician. He was also preceded in death by his infant daughter, Peggy Lou; son Jack Lee Richardson; stepson, Gary Lee Cooper; stepdaughter, Renee Cooper Jackson; brother, Robert Richardson; mother-in-law, Alma Ferguson; stepmother, Emma Richardson; step grandson, Billy Jordan; and sister, Lula Belle Holden. He is survived by his wife, Imogene Richardson; two sons, Eugene W. Richardson Jr. and John Denver (Debbie) Richardson; one daughter, Teresa Jean (Steven) Western; two stepdaughters, Mona Lisa (Bob) Jordan and Joy (Bert) Miller; one brother, James Earl (Kathy) Richardson; grandson, David Western; step grandchildren, David (Crystal) Jackson, Angie Doran, Mollie Mae (Chad), Toby and Rick Petty, Katie Walters, and Joshua Williamson; great grandchildren, Cole, Lawson, Levi, Emma, Brittany, Toni, Brandon, Nathan, Peyton, and Chase; great great grandchildren, Colton, Isabella, and Emily Grace; and a special nephew Brian Richardson. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Friday, December 21, 2012, at Wallace Funeral Home & Chapel, Barboursville, by Rev. Ray Scarberry and Rodney Adkins. Burial will be in Forest Memorial Park, Milton. A special thank you to John Harold and Connie Williams for their loving care. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.