Mildred Richardson

Mildred (Millie) Elizabeth Richardson, age 92, of St. Louis, peacefully went to be with her Lord on March 7, 2008, at Schnepp's Health Care Center in St. Louis. Visitations are scheduled at the Smith Family Funeral Home in St. Louis on Sunday from 6-8 p.m. and on Monday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday at 11
a.m. with Rev. Tom Crider officiating. A private service will take place at a later date in Ridgelawn Cemetery in Breckenridge.
Mildred was born in 1915 to George and Goldie (Reef) Gault. She married S. Clark Richardson of St. Louis in 1936. They resided in St. Louis after that until their deaths. Mildred leaves behind her children: daughter Ida Belle Swartz of Frostproof, FL, daughter Eva Richardson of Delaware, OH, son Larry (Barbara) Richardson of Sumner, MI, son John (Kathleen) of Waters, MI, daughter Daryles of Alma, MI, and son Roger (Bonnie) of Alma, MI. She also leaves her loving sister Alma of Holland, OH.
Mildred is also survived by her grandchildren: James Burge, Mary Jo Thum, Michael Burge, Cindy Tessman, Susan Gotwalt, Jane Kienitz, Robert Richardson, Joyce Richmond, Gary Mays, Bill Starkey, Dawn Blaurlein, Lynn Deline, Steven Richardson, Natalie Hatfield, Sandra Richardson, Bridget Richardson, Rebecca Brunner, Sarah Kistler, Stephanie Novack, Clark Richardson and Travis Richardson. She also leaves many great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren, her many nephews, nieces, cousins, her special friends Vera Vasquez , Lucille Betts, Florence Hill, and her neighbors and good friends Robert and Donna Most. Preceding Mildred in death were her husband Clark, son Gordon, brother Preston, sister Violet Yats, brother William, sister Pauline Allen, grandson Tom Burge, granddaughter Belinda Grauberger, daughter-in-law Carita Richardson and her special friend Florence Parsons. Among her accomplishments, Mildred helped start the St. Louis Public Library as part of the W.P.A. and as she said, "back in 1935 or '36, during the depression." She was a baker and cook for the St. Louis Public School System for 29 years where she was considered and called "Grandma" by many of the students. She was also head cook for the migrant school program in the Ithaca Public Schools for several years. Mildred loved traveling, reading western paperback novels, gardening, spending time with her family and friends, cooking, baking her famous cinnamon pecan rolls and homemade bread, and sitting on her front porch swing. She loved going to church, visiting with her friends at the Jesus Coffee House, listening to the musical groups who entertained the patients at Schnepps Health Care Center, and eating at and visiting with her friends at Tacho's Mexican Food. She disliked what she considered untasty food, uncomfortable beds, bed pans, dull surroundings and weedy gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to Jesus' Coffee House, 201 N. Mill St., St. Louis, MI 48880

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