Monday, November 30, 2020

Thomas Duane Richards


Thomas Duane Richards       Age: 81       Address: Browning, IL

Date of Death: Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Time: 7:10 pm

Place: Heritage Health, Mt. Sterling, Illinois

Date of Birth: May 13, 1939 Place: Chandlerville, IL

Parents: Thomas and Nancy (Bauser) Richards

Married: Shirley Jean Shaw Danner onAugust 2, 1990 in Hannibal, MO. She survives.

Survivors: Wife-Shirley Jean Richards of Mt. Sterling, IL; Daughter- Pam (and Kent) Hoots of Quincy, IL; Daughter-Linda (Bryan) Johnson of Jacksonville, IL; Son- Doug (and Diane Meyer) Richards of Mt. Olive, North Carolina; Daughter- Jody (and Eric) Moore of Beardstown, IL; 12 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; Step-Daughter- Debbie Pherigo of Browning, IL; 3 step-grandchildren; 6 step-great-grandchildren; 3 step-great-great-grandchildren; Brother-Alfred (and Janet) Richards of Beardstown, IL

Preceded by: 2 sons: Michael and Marty Richards, step-son Gene Danner, 1 brother-Ronald Lee Richards, and 2 sisters-Alice Bettis and Geneva Taylor

Occupation: Duane worked in the sanitation department for Oscar Mayer in Beardstown and later in the Livestock division for Excel in Beardstown, retiring in September of 2004. He also farmed.

Memberships: Duane and Shirley enjoyed wintering in Dolphin Island, Alabama and camping at Mark Twain Lake in Missouri. He enjoyed raising horses and his pug dogs Rambo and Neal. Duane enjoyed boating and water skiing, fishing, country music and dancing.

Services: Private family services will be held.

Officiating: Pastor Matthew Thiner

Visitation: none

Interment: Astoria Cemetery

Memorials: Browning Senior Center or the Browning Fire Dept. Memorials may be sent to the funeral home at PO Box 525, Astoria, IL 61501

Services By: Shawgo Memorial Home, Astoria, IL. Online condolences may be given to the family at www.shawgomemorialhome.org


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