Ronald Norris Richards

1941 - 2017

Ronald Norris Richards obituary, 1941-2017, Lynchburg, VA

BORN

1941

DIED

2017

FUNERAL HOME

Whitten Timberlake Chapel

7404 Timberlake Road

Lynchburg, Virginia

Ronald Richards Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Oct. 11, 2017.

Ronald Norris Richards, 76, of Lynchburg, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Born June 3, 1941 in Berkley, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Harry and Frances Richards and was also preceded in death by a brother, Roger Richards. Ronald was a retired roofer.
Ronald is survived by two daughters, Brittany Campbell and husband Russell and Teresa Tyree and husband Ray; a brother, Freddy Richards; two grandchildren; four great grandchildren; two nephews, Russell Richards and Randy Richards and nieces, Rebecca Briles, and Wanda Richards Munoz and the love of his life Mary Waugh
and her children, Mary Margaret, Rhonda, and little Ronnie and special friends, Rhonda Lambert, Holly Powell, Anita Martin, Helen Martin, and Faye Dunn and her daughter, Wanda and many, many, other friends.
In honoring Ronald's wishes, he will be cremated.
To send online condolences to the family, please visit www.whittenparkavenue.com.
Whitten Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Park Avenue Chapel is serving the family.

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October 14, 2017

Janet Baldwin

My prayers and condolences to Freddy and the rest of the family.

October 11, 2017

Teresa Tyree

RIP Ronnie.

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