Bobby C. Richardson, 70, of Irwinville, Georgia, died Sunday, June 25, 2006 at his son’s residence in Irwinville.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, June 27, at Pinetta Baptist Church, Irwin County with Rev. Danny Ray and Rev. William Pope officiating. Interment will follow in Irwinville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9, Monday evening at the funeral home in Ocilla.
Mr. Richardson was born May 19, 1936, in Berrien County, Georgia, to the late Marcus Julian and Jennie Rachel Hughes Richardson. He lived in Irwin County all of his life. He was a truck driver and a farmer. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict serving in France. He was a member of Pinetta Baptist Church.
Mr. Richardson is survived by his two sons and a daughter-in-law: Marcus Richardson and Timothy & Iona Richardson, all of Irwinville; six grandchildren; and one great-grand child. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests those desiring to send memorials may send them to the Blue-Gray Community Hospice, P O Box 1447, Fitzgerald, GA 31750 or to the American Cancer Society, c/o Susan Warren, P O Box 9, Fitzgerald, GA 31750.