Obituary for Louise Richards (1917-1991)
The Elsberry Democrat, Elsberry, Missouri, Wednesday, April 10, 1991.
AREA DEATHS
LOUISE RICHARDS
Services for Louise SHOEMAKER RICHARDS of Elsberry were held at 11 a.m. April 10 (today)
in the Carter-Ricks Funeral Home at Elsberry. The Rev. Karen BURTON officiated with burial
in the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Mrs. RICHARDS, 73, died April 7, 1991, in the Elsberry Health Care Center. Born April 17,
1917 in Elsberry, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Edwin and Elsie SMITH SHOEMAKER.
On Dec. 8, 1935, she was married in Elsberry to James Sherman RICHARDS Jr., who died in
1982. Mrs. RICHARDS was a life-long resident of the Elsberry area and a member of the
Elsberry High School Class of 1935; the Elsberry United Methodist Church and the
Jessie Black Club. She worked for several years for Lincoln County Farmers Mutual
Insurance, Troy.
Besides her parents and husband, Mrs. RICHARDS was preceded in death by her foster
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest WOMBLES; one brother, Lawrence SHOEMAKER; and one sister,
Gladys SHOEMAKER.
Survivors include one son, Randy RICHARDS of Elsberry; four grandchildren; one sister,
Mrs. Lester (Kathryn) HAGEMEIER of Elsberry; and other relatives.
Memorials may be made to the Elsberry United Methodist Church or the Elsberry Public
Library.
Submitted to HERITAGE PAGES of LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI by Louise Adams, 26 July 2002.
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