JoAnn Richards's obituary , Passed away on November 6, 2025 in Shelby, North Carolina

JoAnn Richards

August 1, 1935 - November 6, 2025 (90 years old)

Shelby, North Carolina

JoAnn Richards's obituary , Passed away on November 6, 2025 in Shelby, North Carolina

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Cecil M Burton Funeral Home & Crematory

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JoAnn Richards

August 1, 1935 - November 6, 2025 (90 years old)

Shelby, North Carolina

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JoAnn Richards Obituary

We are sad to announce that, on November 6, 2025 we had to say goodbye to JoAnn Richards of Shelby, North Carolina. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Vernon Kerr and Lorene Kerr Trahan; her husbands, Dr. F. E. "Ace" Richards, Denver Parker and Allen Callahan; her son Scott Richards; her grandson Colin Richards; and her sister Betty Deutsch.

She is survived by: her sons, Ed (Mary Richards) of Kings Mountain, NC and Philip (Diana Richards) of Batesville, AR; her daughter-in-law Meg Richards of Pueblo, CO.; her grandchildren, Courtney Richards, Kate, Tyler Tripp, Duncan, Mary Richards of Denver, CO, Ian, Lori Richards of Colorado Springs, CO, Nate Richards of Provo, Kyle, Beth Richards of Ridge Spring, SC, Claire, Justin Roper of Knoxville, TN, Eileen, Steele Scroggin of Memphis, TN, Erin Richards, Abby Richards of Batesville, AR, Anna Richards and Bryan Collum of Bentonville, AR.; and her great grandchildren, Adaline Richards, Theodore, John Paul, Winnie Tripp, Henry, Faye Richards, James Roper, Lincoln and Beckett Scroggin.

Memorials may be made to the Emergency Assistance Fund at Shelby Presbyterian Church.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Cecil M Burton Funeral Home & Crematory



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226 E Graham St, Shelby, NC 28150

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