Obituary of Gertrude S. Richards
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Gertrude Storie 'Smitty' Richards, age 68, of Mustard Field Road, Boone, died Sunday evening, May 20, 2012 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Born March 12, 1944 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Stanford and Gertrude Norris Storie. Mrs. Richards was a member of the Boone Advent Christian Church. She retired from IRC-TRW in Boone.
Smitty is survived by four sons, Barry Allen Richards and wife Lynn, of Reidsville; Wakeley Scott Richards of Bardstown, Ky., John Lane Richards of Sophia, and Toby Dean Richards of Boone; three sisters, Tudy Pearson of Boone, Libby Sharp and husband, Ron, of Sevierville, Tn., and Marty LaFrance and husband, Dan, of Boone; brother, Richard Storie of Huntsville, Alabama; six grandchildren, Savannah and Jordan Richards, both of Reidsville, and Charlie Richards of Boone, and Marique, Cameron and Jacob Richards, all of Largo, Fla.; and two great grandchildren, Tanya and Timmy Richards, both of Boone. A number of nieces and nephews also survive.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Richards, two brothers, Bart and Buddy Storie, and her parents.
Memorial services will be conducted Wednesday, afternoon, May 23, 2012, at 2 o'clock at Boone Advent Christian Church, officiated by Pastor Gordon Noble. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 o'clock, prior to services, at the church.
Friends may call at the home of Toby Richards, 421 Ray Brown Road, Boone.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at the website austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com.
Memorials maly be made to Shepherd Builders at Boone Advent Christian Church, in care of Joyce Sherrill, 413 Shady Bark Lane, Boone, NC 28607.
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Richards family.