John Pete Richardson, 61, of Pocola, Oklahoma passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2009 in Pocola, OK. Pete was born on January 15, 1948 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Owen & Sylvia (Thomas) Richardson. Pete served for 6 years in the US Marine Corps, leaving as an E-5 Sgt. . He was an auto repairer/ rebuilder. Pete is preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Larry Don Richardson.
Pete is survived by his wife, Sandra Tippitt of the home; a son, Eric Richardson of Ontario, CA; 2 daughters, Gina Conyers of Huntington Beach, CA & Amy Schmidt of Rialto, CA; 5 grandchildren, Taylor, Kiera, Alex, Dylan, & Joshua; 2 step grandchildren, Brandon Schmidt & Lauren Schmidt; 2 brothers, Barry Richardson of Hackett, AR & Bill Richardson of Spiro, OK; a sister, Janet Grahl of Fort Smith, AR; numerous other relatives and loved ones and many beloved friends.
Funeral services for Pete were held at 11:00 am Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Evans Memorial Chapel in Pocola, OK with the Reverend Jimmy D. Cook officiating. Interment followed the services at 1:00 pm at Fort Smith National Cemetery in Fort Smith, AR with arrangements under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Pocola, OK
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
John "Pete" Richardson
John Pete Richardson, 61, of Pocola, Oklahoma passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2009 in Pocola, OK. Pete was born on January 15, 1948 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Owen & Sylvia (Thomas) Richardson. Pete served for 6 years in the US Marine Corps, leaving as an E-5 Sgt. . He was an auto repairer/ rebuilder. Pete is preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Larry Don Richardson.
Pete is survived by his wife, Sandra Tippitt of the home; a son, Eric Richardson of Ontario, CA; 2 daughters, Gina Conyers of Huntington Beach, CA & Amy Schmidt of Rialto, CA; 5 grandchildren, Taylor, Kiera, Alex, Dylan, & Joshua; 2 step grandchildren, Brandon Schmidt & Lauren Schmidt; 2 brothers, Barry Richardson of Hackett, AR & Bill Richardson of Spiro, OK; a sister, Janet Grahl of Fort Smith, AR; numerous other relatives and loved ones and many beloved friends.
Funeral services for Pete were held at 11:00 am Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Evans Memorial Chapel in Pocola, OK with the Reverend Jimmy D. Cook officiating. Interment followed the services at 1:00 pm at Fort Smith National Cemetery in Fort Smith, AR with arrangements under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Pocola, OK
I just happened to see John's obituary in the Poteau paper online today. I'll always remember how John loved to laugh and make others laugh. We once went riding on John's golf cart, fast and furious up and down and across the hills on his property there in Pocola, and we laughed so hard we cried. I haven't seen John in over 10 years, but I'll always remember him with a smile, and I'm so sorry for your loss. --Kathlyn Moran (formerly Mrs. Kenneth Richardson), Kingman, Arizona 9/22/09
ReplyDeleteI just happened to read John's obituary in the Poteau paper online. I'm so sorry for your loss. Although I haven't seen John in about 10 years, I remember that he always liked to make me laugh. We both laughed until we cried one day when we went riding on his golf cart, fast and furious, up, down and across the hill on his place in Pocola. I will always think of John with a smile. --Kathlyn Moran (formerly Mrs. Kenneth Richardson) 9/23/09
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