Funeral services for Mr. Gary L. Richardson of Calhoun, LA will be 10:00AM Saturday, June 5, 2021 at First Baptist Church of Calhoun with Pastor Neil Everett officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Calhoun under the direction of Griffin Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 8:00PM Friday, June 4, 2021 at the church.
Mr. Richardson was born September 11, 1937 in Rhinehart, LA and passed from this life on May 31, 2021 in West Monroe, LA at the age of 83. He served in the United States Army in Vietnam and continued his career in the military, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was a member and Sunday School teacher of over 40 years of First Baptist Church of Calhoun. Gary loved gardening and working in the yard, spending time with family and traveling with his wife, taking many cruises through the years. He will be greatly missed by both family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Yvonne, and parents, Orville and Soule Richardson.
Survivors include his children, Lane Richardson and wife, Debbie of Haughton, David Richardson and wife, Amanda of Fayetteville, Ark., and Stuart Richardson and wife, Denise of Calhoun; also survived by seven grandchildren and a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
Honorary pallbearers will be the members of the Kingsmen Sunday school class of First Baptist Church of Calhoun.