Mr. William Ell Richardson
December 9, 1945 - February 9, 2022
ON FEBRUARY 9, 2022, WILLIAM RICHARDSON, SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM & MANDY RICHARDSON, LOVING HUSBAND, FATHER, GRAND FATHER, BROTHER & FRIEND, PASSED AWAY AT AGE 76. WILLIAM WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 9, 1945 IN HOLLISTER, NC. ONE OF NINE CHILDREN, WILLIAM ATTENDED THE HALIFAX COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM. IN THE 1960’S, HE MOVED TO WASHINGTON DC WHERE HE MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE MARY RICHARDSON. HE WORKED AS THE HEAD CHEF AT THE MARKET INN RESTAURANT UNTIL HE RETIRED IN 2008. WILLIAM LOVED HIS FAMILY, THE COWBOYS, COOKING & GOING TO "THE LOT" WITH HIS BROTHERS & FRIENDS DRINKING MILLER LITE. HE LEAVES TO CHERISH HIS MEMORY; HIS WIFE MARY RICHARDSON OF WASHINGTON DC; CHILDREN ALICIA RICHARDSON-HARVEY, WILLIAM RICHARDSON (WANDA), ERIC RICHARDSON (SHELLY), MARQUITA RICHARDSON, DEBBIE HOOKER, JERRY HOOKER (LYNETTE), MELODY HOOKER, RONNIE HOOKER (YVETTE), DERRICK SMITH, 47 GRAND CHILDREN, 32 GREAT GRAND CHILDREN & 2 GREAT-GREAT GRAND CHILDREN, 4 BONUS CHILDREN, LATRICE, SABRINA, KAREN & RONNIE, 1 SISTER; JERLEN (CURTIS), 5 BROTHERS; CLARENCE (CASSIE), LEROY (VENILLE), LOUIS (MITTIE-BELL), CAREY (LONNIE), CARL (FRANCES) & A HOST OF NIECES & NEWPHEWS. PRECEDING HIM IN DEATH WAS HIS PARENTS, WILLIAM & MANDY RICHARDSON, HIS BROTHERS WILTON & JAMES RICHARDSON, & HIS GRAND DAUGHTER BRITTANY DOBBINS.
ON FEBRUARY 9, 2022, WILLIAM RICHARDSON, SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM & MANDY RICHARDSON, LOVING HUSBAND, FATHER, GRAND FATHER, BROTHER & FRIEND, PASSED AWAY AT AGE 76. WILLIAM WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 9, 1945 IN HOLLISTER, NC. ONE OF NINE CHILDREN,... View Obituary & Service Information