Earl Givens Richardson

Earl Givens Richardson Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 -- Military graveside services for Earl Givens Richardson, 83, of Cookeville, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at Rock Springs Cemetery in Buffalo Valley. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, from the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home. Mr. Richardson died Monday, Oct. 20, 2008, in Bethesda Health Care Center. He was born March 11, 1925, in Maury County to the late William Lindsey and Mary Frances Richardson. Mr. Richardson was a member of the Methodist Church, the Veterans Honor Guard, the Fraternal Order of Police, Al Menah Shriners and AARP. He was retired from the U.S. Government with the Social Security Administration and served as a court officer for Putnam County. His family includes his wife, Sue Denny Richardson of Cookeville; a daughter and son-in-law, Jean Marie and Bill Hull of Columbia; a sister, Mary Anne Whitworth of Nashville; two stepchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, William and Lindsey Richardson. Pallbearers will be representatives from the Veterans Honor Guard. Honorary pallbearers will be Putnam County court officers, judges and attorneys, William Thomas Whitworth Jr., William R. Richardson, Lee Roy Shofner, Walter Kemp and Howard Robinson. Memorial donations may be made to the Veterans Honor Guard or 'The Compassionate Friends.'