Irene Altha Richardson, 93, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, March 22, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born January 27, 1926, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to Raymond J. and Katherine Rogers Ford. She and Stanley Banks Richardson were married November 26, 1945, at Jackson, Missouri. In addition to being a devoted wife and mother, she enjoyed playing cards with friends and family and was a regular at bingo games throughout Southeast Missouri for 40-plus years. She worked at International Shoe Factory and Davis Electric in Cape Girardeau in the 1940s and ’50s. She was a member of St. Mary Cathedral since her baptism in 1926 and attended both Catholic and public schools in Cape Girardeau. Survivors include her husband, Stanley Banks Richardson of Cape Girardeau; three sons, Stanley Banks (Jeanne) Richardson Jr. of Saint Charles, Missouri; Kenneth Ray Richardson of Cape Girardeau; and Charles Darren Richardson of Cape Girardeau and Los Angeles; two daughters, Constance Ann Wells of Fruitland, Missouri, and MaDonna Sue (Doug) Niemeier of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; five granddaughters, three grandsons, three great-granddaughters and four great-grandsons. She was preceded in death by her parents; stepmother, Ella McCormick Ford; a twin sister, Geraldine Wright; an older sister, Helen Hartmann; two older brothers, Raymond “Tiny” Ford and John Ford; and a stepbrother, Bill Ford. Visitation will be held 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 24, 2019, at Ford & Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau, with parish prayers at 7:30 p.m. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Monday, March 25, 2019, at St. Mary Cathedral in Cape Girardeau with the Rev. Allan Saunders officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. Memorial contributions may be given to Alzheimer’s Association. Online condolences may be made at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com. Ford & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Irene Altha Richardson please visit our Sympathy Store.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Irene Altha Richardson January 27 1926 March 22 2019.
Death notice for the town of: Benton, state: Missouri