Buford Richardson Obituary

We are sad to announce that, on April 7, 2026 we had to say goodbye to Buford Richardson in Rochester, New York, born in Atlanta, Georgia. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Buford Richardson to show support.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Buford Richardson and Sabrina Richardson; his former wife Catherine Richardson; his children, Buford Richardson III, Lamar Richardson and Cherrie Herron; and his siblings, Carrie Mae Wilson, Maggie Mae Haugabrooks, Minnie Mae Weems, Rosa Lee Winfrey, Alfonzo Richardson, Zubarina Hightower and Tony Richardson.

He is survived by: his wife Mary Bishop; his children, Emanuel Richardson, Daniel Richardson, Anthony Milling, Walter Ellison, Rufford Richardson, Donovan Grape, Keenan Davids, Donna Richardson, Sylvia Milling, Tamika Richardson, Rhonda Ellison, Mitra Cotton, Tara Ellison, Susan Graham, Nikisha Daniels, Lawanda Mitchell and Louise Mitchell; and his sisters, Aretha Wheeler, Lizzie Mae Weems, Hortense Goodman, Sabrina Wheeler, Rita Poag, Sherry Richardson and Paulette Glenn. He is also survived by his 56 grandchildren, 68 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild, as well as a host of other relatives and friends.