Wayne County Press
Fairfield Illinois
Thursday, Sept. 30, 1982
Page 2

Eva A. Richards, 91, formerly of Wayne County and an Aurora resident, died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 1982, at the Capley Memorial Hospital at Aurora.  She had been gone from the Wayne County area for several years. She was the widow of William Richards.

Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Thomason Cemetery in Wayne City with Rev. Dennie Lane officiating.  No visitation has been planned at Richardson's Funeral Home, of Wayne City, who will be handling arrangements in Wayne County.  Funeral services have been planned in Aurora for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Aurora Church of God.  Healey's Funeral Home, of that city, will be handling the arrangements in Aurora.

She was born In Wayne County Sept. 29. 1891, and was married to William Richards who preceded her in death.

Survivors include four sons, George Richards, of Aurora; Obed and Herbert Richards, both of Geneva; and Walter Richards, of Maple Park; four daughters, Mrs. Ray (Blanche) Taylor and Mrs. Ivan (Betty) Kay, both of Aurora; Mrs. Stanley (Bernice) Petnienas, of Hillsboro, Wisc.; Mrs. Charles (Glenda) Funkhauser, of Oakland, Calif.; 41 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two sons; two grandsons; four brothers and four sisters.