John richards obituary missouri
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Dr. John Clocksmith Richards
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William 'John Boy' Richards
William John "John Boy" Richards of Blairstown, Missouri was born October 8, 1972 the son of Wayne and Jeanneie Louellen (Williams) Richards. He departed this life on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at his home in Blairstown at the age of 42 years, 9 months and 21 days.
John Boy was employed as a boiler maker for Local #83, Kansas City, Missouri. He was a member of Cass Masonic Lodge #147 A. F. & A. M. and enjoyed cooking, the outdoors, fishing and giving everyone a hard time. John Boy was a lifelong area resident.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
John Boy is survived by his life partner, Jenny D. Cumpton of the home; his father, Wayne Richards, Garden City, Missouri; two brothers, Michael Wayne Richards, Garden City, Missouri, Steve Wayne Richards, Overland Park, Kansas; other relatives and a host of friends.
A Celebration of Life Visitation will be held Saturday, August 8, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Dickey Funeral Home, Garden City, Missouri. Cremation.
The family suggest that memorial contributions may be made to the Special Olympics.
A complete obituary will be posted as soon as that information becomes available.
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John Francisco Richards II
John Francisco Richards II (born 3 July 31, 1896, Kansas City, Missouri; died September 26, 1918, near Varennes, France) was a first lieutenant in the 1st Aero Squadron, who was shot down during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in World War I.
Richards Field, the first airport in the Kansas City metropolitan area was named for him. Its follow up Kansas City Downtown Airport was originally called New Richards Field. The road serving it is called Richards Road. Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base was also named for him.
His grandfather, John Francisco Richards, founded the Richards & Conover Hardware Company in Kansas City.[1]
He graduated with BA from Yale University in 1917, where he was the circulation manager of campus humor magazine The Yale Record.[2] His letters were published after the war.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Search results | KC History". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
- ^"John Francisco Richards, II". Obituary Record of Yale Graduates 1918-1919. New Haven: Yale University. August, 1919. p. 1101.
- ^War diary and letters of John Francisco Richards II, 1917-1918 - Lechtman printing Co (1925)