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f"?'Li'tREV. KERMIT RICHARDSON j){p { ~~~-~SHVILLE - Funeral services for Rev. Kermit Richardson, 61, who died Saturday, March 18, 1995, will be held 11 o.m., Wednesday, March 22, 1995 from the Pine Chapel Baptist Church in Hollister. The Rev. Robert Hedgepeth, pastor will officiate. Burial will follow in the Tillman­ Lynch Cemetery. Rev. Richardson was the former

pastor of the Pine Chapel Baptist Church in Hollister, and was present­ ly the pastor of the Wflln11t Grolle Baptist Church in Louisburg. He served as county commissioner for Nash County and was active in many other organizations and groups. Rev. Richardson served his Lord, family, and community to the best of his ability. He will be deeply missed. Survivors include: his wife, Lou M.

Richardson; daughters, Melba A. Hooker of Omaha, Neb., Lillian Wright of Van Nuy, Calif, Mary L. Clinton of Nashville; sons, Kermit L. Richardson of Woodbridge, vo., Her­ bert L. Richardson of Lumberton; sisters, Gertrude Carter, Sadie Hearn and Mary F. Richardson, all of Nashville; brother, Rev. Isaac Richardson of Durham; 11 grand­ children. Wake Services will be held 6-8 o.rn..

Tuesday at the Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Louisburg. Arrangement by Richardson Fu­

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Richardson's loss

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'LOUISBURG It was sudden and unexpected when Nash County Commissioner .Kermit ~ died Saturday at his home.

He was a former Pastor of the Pine Chapel Baptist Church in Hollister, and was presently the Pastor of the Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Louisburg. He served as a Nash County Commissioner and was active in many other organizations and groups. He served his Lord, family and community to the best of his ability. He will be deeply missed.

"He was just in here Friday afternoon," said County Manager Wayne Deal. "He said he'd been workin in his arden and lanned

to work on it some more when he got home."

Richardson's term in office will .be up in December, 1996. According to state policy, the board of commissioners has 60 days to appoint someone from Richardson's district and party to fill out his unexpired term of office.

At this time, no one has been recommended by the local Democratic Party.

Wake services were held at the Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Louisburg on Tuesday, March 21 from 6 to 8 pm. Arrangements were made by Richardson Funeral Home, Inc. in Nashville.

Richardson He is survived by his wife, Lou

M. Richardson of the home; daughters Melba A. Hooker of Omaha, NEB., Lillian Wright of VaP.' Nuy, CA., and Mary L. Clinton of Nashville; sons, Kermit L. Richardson of Woodbridge, VA., and Herbert L. Richardson . of Lumberton; sisters, Gertrude Carter, Sadie Hern and Mary F. Richardson, all of Nashville; a brother, Rev. Isaac Richardson of Durham; eleven grandchildren.

In lieu. of flowers, the family requests that any and all contributions be made to the Walnut Grove Baptist Church Scholarship fund.

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, ;V, KERMIT RICHARD~! (;q\A funeral service for th:~J'.v\ Kermit Richardson, 61,' was conducted today (Wednesday, March 22) at 11 a.m. at Pine Chapel Baptist Church in Hollister by the Rev. Robert Hedgepeth. Burial was in the Tillman-Lynch cemetery. , A Nash County native, he was born Oct. 25, 1933, the son of the late Matthew Richardson and Mary Jane Richardson. He joined Pine Chapel Baptist Church at an early age, remain­ ing a faithful member.

A minister for 40 years, he was a former pastor of Pine Chapel Baptist Church and cur­ rentiy:served as pastot'o,f;W-:rl'­ nut Grove Baptist. Church in Louisburg. Other pastorates in­ cluded Jerusalem Baptist Church and Greenwood Baptist Church, both of Warrenton, Bear Swamp Baptist Church of Enfield, and Mt. Pleasant Bap­ tist Church of Henderson. He was moderator of the Reedy Creek Baptist Church Associa­ tion.

Active in civic affairs, he ·served as a Nash County com­ missioner for District I and was. involved in many other organi­ zations and groups. He died Saturday, March 18 at his home.

Survivors include his wife, Lou M. Richardson of the home; three daughters, Melba A. Hooker of Omaha, Neb., Lillian Wright of Van Nuys, Calif., and Mary I. Clinton of Nashville; two sons, Kermit L. Richardson of Woodbridge, Va. and Herbert L. Richardson of Lumberton; three sisters, Gertrude Carter, Sadie Hearn and Mary F. Richardson, all of Nashville; a brother, the Rev. Isaac Richard­ son of Durham; and 11 grand­ children. Pallbearers were members of

Pine Chapel, Walnut Grove and Mt. Pleasant Baptist Churches.

Memorials were directed to the Walnut Grove Baptist Church Scholarship Fund, Rt. 4, Louisburg, N.C. 27549.

Arrangements were by Richardson Funeral Home of Nashville.

~,Commi~sioner Richardson dies· of heart attack over weekend

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By KEN RIPLEY

Nash County Commissioner Kermit Richardson of Nashville collapsed and died of a massive heart attack Saturday night at home. He was 61.

Richardson, a minister, was ap­ parently working in his study when he was stricken, friends said. His wife, Lou M. Richardson, heard him fall and found his body. Rescue workers were unable to revive him.

Richardson had served on the county board since February of 1987 when he won election in Dis­ trict 1, one of two predominantly minority districts created under a le­ gal settlement that ended Nash County's at-large commissioner elections and created seven districts.

Despite supporting the contro­ versial school merger between Nash County and Rocky Mount systems, Richardson won easy reelection in 1992. With two years remaining in

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his term, Richardson served as the county's representative to Region L Council of Governments and on Nash-Edgecombe Economic Devel­ opment, Inc. He had ~ecently been

appointed to the board of the Down East Partnership for Children.

"I always found him to be con­ scientious. I think he worked hard for what he thought was the best interest of the citizens, and he was always real lively and upbeat, a very pleasant person," said County Man­ ager Wayne Deal.

"It was certainly a shock to us," agreed County Chairman Claude Mayo. "Kermit has been a faithful member of the board and served his constituents well. He certainly will be missed."

The county board of commis­ sioners has 60 days to fill Richardson's vacant seat. By law, they will receive a recommendation from the Nash County Democratic Party executive committee, but are not bound by the nomination. The commissioners must, however, ap­ point a Democrat who lives within

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Richardson's district. Nash County Democratic Party

Chairman McLain Wallace of Rocky Mount said the executive committee had already planned a meeting for next Monday. He said the group would discuss the recom­ mendation but would take no action until Tuesday or Wednesday of the following week to give committee members more time for consider­ ation.

"I don't intend for us to make a decision (Monday) night," he said Tuesday. "We want to get as much input from as many people as we can. It's going to be a difficult task to replace him. We'll do the best we can.

"He was certainly a good Demo­ crat and a good county commis­ sioner," Wallace said. "I know the commissioners will miss him, and so will our party."

Richardson, who retired a few years ago from Barcalounger, was also the former pastor of the Pine Chapel Baptist Church in Hollister and the current pastor of Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Louisburg. He also served on a variety of other county organizations.

Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at Pine Chapel Baptist Church. Burial was in the Tillman-Lynch Cemetery.