LOUIS RICHARDSON

Nov 16 1955
Louis Richardson 64, a farmer, died at
9:15 o'clock last night at his home in Upton on R. R. 4.  He had been seriously ill for the last five weeks.

A native of Gibson county, a son of Enos Richardson and Margaret Waters Richardson, the deceased came to Posey county as a boy and had resided here most of the time since.

The body was returned to the late residence from Weisinger Funeral Home this afternoon.  It will be moved to Weisinger Funeral Home chapel at
11 a.m. Saturday and the funeral service in the chapel will be at 2 p.m. Saturday.  Burial will be in Beech Grove cemetery in West Lynn township.

Primitive Baptist Church Elders O. L. Weatherford and Harrison Knight, both of
Mcleansboro, Ill will conduct the services.

Mr. Richardson was a member of
Harmony Primitive Baptist Church at Evansville.

Surviving are the wife, nee Viola James; seven daughters, Mrs. Howard Wilson, New Haven, Ill; Mrs. Curtis Gofoth, Mt. Vernon, Ill; Mrs. James Harrison, Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Raymond Garrison and Mrs. Robert Smith, Crossville, In., Mrs Louis Strong, Evansville and Mrs. Doyle Chapman, Carmi, Illinois; two sons, William Louis Richardson New Haven, Ill; and Lemuel Richardson St. Joseph, Ill; five step daughters, and 32 grandchildren, 13 step-grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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Originally submitted by Betty Sellers