Official Obituary of
Wellington C. Richards, Jr.
September 22, 1938 ~ November 16, 2023 (age 85)
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Wellington Richards, Jr. Obituary
Wellington C Richards, Jr., 85, of Douglassville, passed away Thursday, November 16th, at his residence.
Wellington was born in Reading on September 22, 1938, a son of the late Anna Mae (Williams) and Wellington C. Richards, Sr.
He served in the U.S. Navy in the Korean War Era, on the Destroyer USS Waller, and later worked as a Mason at various companies.
Wellington is survived by his daughter, Sharon K. Haller, of Amity Township and son, Jeffrey S. Richards husband of Karyl Richards, of Douglassville. He is also survived by 3 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.
Services are private at the convenience of family.
Interment at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville with full military Navy honors.
Arrangements entrusted to John P. Feeney Funeral Home, Inc. 625 N. 4th Street at Centre Ave., Reading, PA 19601, 610-372-4160.
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