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Johnny Roy Richardson
11 Nov 1925 – 16 Nov 2010
| Birth | 11 Nov 1925 |
| Death | 16 Nov 2010 |
| Cemetery | Rosston Cemetery Rosston , Cooke County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Debra Flowers on 08 Sep 2016 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62032636 |
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ROSSTON — Funeral services for Johnny Roy Richardson, 85, of Rosston, are set for 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, 2010 at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home Chapel, with Sonny Cole and Ozzy McDaniel officiating. Burial will follow in the Rosston Cemetery. Johnny Roy was born Nov. 11, 1925 in El Paso to John and Lyndel Penton Richardson. He married Willie Mae Kuykendall on Oct. 14, 1944. They resided in Dallas where he owned his own tile business and was a pioneer of the cultured marble business. When he retired in 1995, they returned to his childhood home in Rosston. He was a go-getter and always full of energy. Mr. Richardson served during World War II as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne. While enlisted, he enjoyed boxing and held the welterweight K.O. record and earned the nickname "Joltin' John." He enjoyed cooking and sharing homemade sourdough bread with family and friends as well as fishing, hunting and camping. He will be remembered for his annual 4th of July campouts. John was up for any adventure and was always the life of the party. Johnny was a great patriot, husband, father and friend. He was loved by all and will be dearly missed. Mr. Richardson is survived by his wife, his four daughters, his son, and his siblings. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Johnny is preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Dan Richardson.
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- Daniel Charles "Dan" Richardson Sr 1923–2003
- Mary Jo Richardson Thompson 1928–2021
- Linda Wynell "Nell" Richardson Nolan 1931–2019
- Tommy Price "Tom" Richardson 1932–2020
- Treva Ione Richardson Trigg 1937–2011
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