Bill Richardson

(From Parker Mortuary)

Bill Ray Richardson, Jr., age 58, Joplin, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at his home after a sudden illness.

Bill was born November 30, 1958 in Houston, Texas, son of the late Bill Ray Richardson and Linda Sue Wallace Richardson. He attended school in Houston and Louisiana before joining the United States Army where he served in Germany from 1976 until being injured and receiving an honorable discharge in December of 1977. He returned to Houston and worked in construction before moving to Joplin in 2007.

Survivors include a son, Michael Morris of Houston, Texas, Colton Richardson of Joplin; sisters, Teresa Lynn Richardson of Casper, Wyoming, Sheila Richardson Medley of Houston, Texas; aunts, Patricia Wallace and Mary Corley both of Texas; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Parker Mortuary. Interment of his ashes will be at a later date with his grandmother whom he took care of for years in Houston.