Mildred Robbins Richardson, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 9, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital.
She was born March 18, 1905, in Union, S.C., daughter of David and Emma Propst Robbins. She married L.B. Richardson Sr. and he preceded her in death.
She was a homemaker and had lived in Cape Girardeau for 14 years.
She is survived by three sons, Bill and Bedford Richardson, both of Cape Girardeau, and Melvin Richardson of Union; two sisters, Margaret Howe of Great Falls, S.C., and Frances Clark of San Jose, Calif.; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and three sisters.
Funeral service will be held in South Carolina. Local arraignments were handled by Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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