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1912
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2012
Bernice Richards Obituary
Hattiesburg
Bernice Lee Richards, 100, formerly of Hattiesburg, died June 28, 2012 at Azalea Gardens in Wiggins. Services will be at 11:30 a.m., Monday, July 2, 2012 at Moore Funeral Chapel in Hattiesburg followed by burial in Magnolia Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Richards was a homemaker. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church and the Temple Baptist Church Senior Class.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Richards, Sr.
A devoted wife and mother, she is survived by two sons, Grover Melvin (Jessie) Richards, Jr. of San Antonio, Tex. and Bobby Eugene Richards of Hot Springs, Ark.; two daughters, Peobble Sue Riggle of Wichita Falls, Tex. and Carolyn Lee Ingram of Brooklyn; ten grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Monday from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. at Moore Funeral Home in Hattiesburg.
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Diane Burnette
July 1, 2012
Mrs Carolyn I am so sorry for your loss. Granny was a special lady and I loved her dearly, there will always be a place inmy heart for my little Granny. I enjoyed the time I had with her
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