Eleanor E. Richardson

News Death Notice

RICHARDSON, Eleanor E. 85, of the Inn at Renaissance Village, formerly of Washington Circle in Franklin, went home to be with her Lord and Savior at 6:25 p.m., November 25, 2009. Eleanor was a graduate of Middletown High School and attended Gods Bible College in Cincinnati, Ohio. A lifelong, active church member and lay minister, she held a variety of leadership positions including president of the missionary society, superintendent of the Sunday school, president of the adult choir, and president of the deaconess board. Eleanor was recently honored by her church for devoting 70 years of her life to teaching Sunday school. In mid-life, Eleanor developed a passion for painting and ceramics, which became her favorite hobbies and for which she received wide public acclaim for her works. Eleanor, the daughter of the late Samuel and Annie Washington, was preceded in death by her brother Frank Rawls (1985) and her sister Alberta Kyles (1999). She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Rev. Alvin L. Richardson, three stepdaughters: Karen Richardson, Karla Dickerson, and Kassandra (Kenneth) Moore; two step-grandsons, Shawn Dickerson and Anson Pride and a step great-grandson Shawn Dickerson Jr. Also surviving her are her devoted nieces Hope Russell, Diwona, Vivian, and Rogena Kyles, Sharon (Grant) Edwards, and her devoted nephews Ronald and Eugene (Rubye) Kyles; her special "adopted" daughter Margaret (Otis) Martin, and a host of relatives and friends. Homegoing services will be held Tuesday, December 1st at 11:00 a.m. at the United Missionary Baptist Church, with Rev. Gregory Tyus officiating. Visitation, beginning at 9:00 a.m., will precede the services. Arrangements by Hall-Jordan & Pretty Memorial Chapel 918 S. Main St.