ROCKINGHAM: Mr. Athos Lee Richardson, 76, of Rockingham, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 in Richmond County Hospice Haven.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Friday, June 4, in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Ellerbe with Rev. Otis Goins and Rev. Jerry Mims officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Richmond County, Athos was born on November 11, 1933 to the late Clinton and Esdale Taylor Richardson. He was a master electrician and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, and attended Pleasant Hill Baptist. He was an avid fisherman and gardener. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Johnsie Deese Richardson, a daughter Diane R. Hughes, and 3 brothers, Worth, Wilbur, and David Richardson.
He is survived by two sons, Dale Richardson of Ellerbe, Darrell Richardson of Jackson Springs; two daughters, Cynthia O'Brien and Michelle Hester both of Rockingham; two brothers, LeGrand Richardson of Rockingham, Rev. Wayne Richardson of Ellerbe; four sisters, Marylena Bristow of Charlotte, Evonne Phillips of Wilmington, Annette Dawkins and Mazeline Stewart both of Ellerbe; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 7-9:00 at Russell-Marks Funeral Home.