Lesa Lanette Richards Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Lesa Lanette Richards (Bradford, Arkansas), born in Newport, Arkansas, who passed away at the age of 59, on February 28, 2026. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Lesa Lanette Richards or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
As Lesa departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Lesa may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Lesa leaves behind.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Johnny Raymond Wilkinson and Ruthel Gene Smith; her stepmother Nova Jo Wilkinson; and her siblings, Connie Burns and Johnny Wilkinson.
She is survived by: her children, Ashley Merritt (Brydon Anders) of Piggott, Arkansas and Allen Richards of Bradford, Arkansas; and her brother Berry Wilkinson.
