LTC (Ret.) Duane James Richards

LTC (Ret.) Duane James Richards, 66, of Fayetteville, Ga., passed away on Dec. 27, 2016. He was born on Oct. 2, 1950, in New Castle, Pa., to JoAnn and Robert Richards. He proudly served his country for 40 years, retiring from the U.S. Army.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his son, Patrick, and is survived by his wife, Mary Ann (Prokop) Richards; son, Darrin F. Richards; siblings: Deborah J. (Gary) Scheib, Daniel J. (Nancy) Richards, Denise J. (Richard) Burgett and Reed R. (Kim) Richards; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, at Chapel of Mowell Funeral Home, Fayetteville, with ROA Chaplain Sherman Reed officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday evening, Dec. 29, 2016.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Reserve Officers Association, 1 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, D.C. 20002, http://www.roa.org/ and M.D. Anderson Medical Center, https://www.mdanderson.org/.
Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville – www.mowellfuneralhome.com