Elizabeth Nelson Richardson Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Elizabeth Nelson Richardson of Columbia, South Carolina, who passed away on April 29, 2026, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Elizabeth Nelson Richardson to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, James Kelly Nelson and Katharine Wallace Nelson; her husband Donald Valentine Richardson III; and her brother James Kelly Nelson, Jr.. She is survived by: her children, Anne Richardson Seabrook (March), Deans Richardson Fawcett (Peter) and Donald Valentine Richardson IV; her grandchildren, Nelson Seabrook (Hanna), Richard Seabrook (Ansley), Elizabeth Seabrook McCutchen (David), Margaret Deans Fawcett Grantz (Derrick), Gavin Fawcett (Mary Adele), Patrick Fawcett (Heyward), Donald Fawcett (Caroline), Anne Fawcett and Rutherford Fawcett; her sister Carolyn Wimberly (Marvin) of St. Matthews; her sister-in-law Margaret Richardson Hall of Marion; and her friends, Deans and Peter Fawcett. She is also survived by her eleven great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Camp Cole, 1571 Crossing Creek Road, Eastover, SC 29044; Hammond School, 854 Galway Lane, Columbia, SC 29209; Trinity Cathedral, 1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29201; or a charity of one's choice.
