Sheila Richards Harper passed away Tuesday August 30,2011 at Southwest Christian Care Center in Union City,Ga.
Sheila was born in Louisville on August 26,1956 and graduated from Southern High School. Shelia had a lifelong career as a radio personality. She had worked at various stations in Kentucky,Vevay Indiana, Shrevesport Louisiana, Savannah Georgia and Atlanta Georgia. Also worked for K-Love and God’s Country. Most recently at J93.3 in Atlanta,Georgia and YMCA as coach and volunteer and community coordinator. In Shrevesport Louisiana on KRMD, she was known as “Kelli Richards”. In 1995, she was awarded a CMA(Country Music Award) for Personality of the Year and appeared on the awards show. She went on mission trips to China and Peru and was a member of Heritage Christian Church in Peachtree City Ga.
She is preceaded in death by her Step-Father Earl Edwards, Grandfathers, Norman Cole and Fount Richards;Grandmother, Catherine Richards.
She is survived by her husband, James Harper; Step-daugther,Jessie Harper,Mother, Carolyn Cole Edwards;Father ,Charles Leroy Richards; sister, Leila Richards Abbott;Brother, Darrell Edwards,Grandmother, Elizabeth Marshall Cole “PoPo”; nieces, Kelsey Allen and Holly Abbott; and Great-Nephew, Boone Allen.
A memorial visitation will be at Owen Funeral Home Jeffersontown 9318 Taylorsville Rd. Friday September 9,2011 at 1:00pm with a memorial service at 2:00pm.
Expressions of Sympathy to Southwest Christian Care Center 7225 Lester Rd. in Union City Georgia 30291, which took care of Sheila in her last days.