Roberta Anne Richards

Mrs. Roberta Anne Richards, age 79, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 16, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, with Rev. Bud Womack officiating. Interment will follow at 12:00 noon in Andersonville National Cemetery. The family will receive friends preceding the services, at Hancock Funeral Home, from 9:30 until 11:00 AM, and at other times at the home of Dawn Turner. Born November 28, 1938 in Washington, DC, she was a daughter of the late Raymond White and the late Mabel Posey White. Mrs. Richards was a home maker and loved flowers and gardening. She was preceded in death by her parents; by her husband, Willard S. Richards; by one son, Willard S. Richards, Jr.; one grandson, Billy Ray; and by three brothers and one sister: Jack White, Tommy White, Butch White, and Lorraine Forness. Mrs. Richards is survived by two sons and three daughters: Victor Ray Richards (Lisa), Ronald Eugene Richards (Cheri), Linda Lee Rathel, Dawn S. Turner, and Sherrie L. Holland (Frank); two sisters: Loretta Hicks and Patricia Punke; fourteen grandchildren: Taylor, Heather, Kalon, Chris C., Ryan, Kelli, Chris R., Hannah, Brittnea, Austin, Kyle, Lee, Addylin, and J.R.; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Phoebe Sumter Hospice, P.O. Box 1434, Americus, GA 31709. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is honored to be entrusted with these arrangements for Mrs. Roberta Anne Richards.