Doloris Richards

Doloris Joyce Richards, age 92 of St. Johns, MI, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Hospice House of Mid Michigan, Lansing, MI.

Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Osgood Chapel, St. Johns, MI on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 11:00 A.M.,  with Pastor Mona Kindel officiating. Burial will take place at Mt. Rest Cemetery, St. Johns, MI.  Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 from 5-8 P.M. and Wednesday from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service at the funeral home.

Doloris was born in Gratiot County, MI on December 8, 1926 the daughter of Lamont Joy and Mahre (Martin) Litwiller.  She graduated from Fulton High School with the class of 1945.  On May 4, 1946, she married her childhood sweetheart, Theron John "TJ" Richards in Boston, MA, while he was on shore leave when he was serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII.  TJ passed away on November 25, 2017. Doloris resided most of her life in St. Johns.

She will be remembered as being a devoted and loving wife and mother. Doloris was an all around old fashioned homemaker.  She loved to cook and bake for her family.  Doloris enjoyed many hobbies including cross stitch and gardening.  Doloris was an excellent seamstress and she made a lot of clothes for herself and her family over the years.   She was a talented painter and enjoyed painting her husbands carvings. She had a career later in life driving cars with her husband for a local car dealership and at 92; she was considering retirement from her job as the call back person for customer service.  She was a member of the Methodist Church in St. Johns.

She is survived by her daughter Patricia Litwiller of Kalamazoo, MI; son Rodney and Karen Richards of Ovid, MI; grandchildren: Joshua and Jennifer Foote, Tod Richards, Casey Foote; 2 great-grandchildren: Elise and Tyler; and brother Monty Litwiller of Blanchard, MI. Doloris was preceded in death by her parents, husband TJ Richards, son Randy who was a twin, and her siblings.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice House of Mid Michigan, Lansing, MI. Online condolences can be sent to www.smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes - Osgood Chapel, St. Johns, MI.