Stella Marie Richards Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Stella Marie Richards of Colonial Beach, Virginia, who passed away on October 18, 2025 at the age of 88. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Stella Marie Richards to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her husband Robert Earl Richards; her parents, Harvey Howard and Bertha Howard; her daughters, Carol Tate and Becky Brown; and her granddaughter Tonia Marie Garvie.
She is survived by: her son David Richards (Denise); her sons-in-law, Charles Brown and Clayton Tate; her grandchildren, Christal Shifflett, Robert Tate, Stephen Spence, Kelly Rhoads and Eileen Richards; and her great grandchildren, Michael Maxey, Ryan Maxey, Zachary Maxey, Madison Hanery, Stephen T. Spence, Nathan Spence, Carolyn Spence, Jack Verhalen, Jace Verhalen, Gracie Perdue, Dillon Purdue and Cheyenne Haney-Tate.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation https://www.komen.org or to Oak Grove Baptist Church, 8096 Leedstown Rd, Colonial Beach, VA 22443.
