Matthew W. Richmond, 1902-1975

RICHMOND

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 3/8/2009 at 19:47:46

M. W. Richmond
Dies Early Today
At Springfield

M. W. Richmond, 72, of 307 Euclid, Monett, died at 3:20 a.m. today at St. John's Hospital in Springfield following an illness of several months.

Born August 24, 1902, in Emmet County, Iowa, he was married to Leona Garner in 1936 at Waterloo, Iowa, and she survives.

Mr. Richmond was a retired Railway Express messenger, retiring in 1967. He had resided in Monett since 1968, moving here from Pittsburg, Kansas. He was a member of first United Methodist Church and of Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, Steamship Clerks Lodge 4092.

Surviving, in addition to his wife of the home are one stepson, Harvey G. Hill of Oelwein, Iowa; three sisters, Miss Lucy Richmond of Monett, Mrs. Doris R. Magee of Dunkerton, Iowa, and Mrs. Sadie Bowman of Kalamazoo, Michigan, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Buchanan Chapel with Dr. Lyman Firestone, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Monett IOOF Cemetery under the direction of Buchanan Funeral Home.

Contributor note: Matthew William RICHMOND, son of William Cavers RICHMOND and Mildred Lavia FISH, grandson of Matthew RICHMOND and Margaret [Cavers] RICHMOND and Charles Otis FISH and Lucy Maria [Hare] FISH died 24 April 1975.

Contributed by: James M. Richmond. Unknown source. Provided to Jim by J. Egeland, Dolliver, Iowa in a personal communication.