Orin Ford "Ray" Richardson, Jr.

1935 - 1996  (61 years)

• Name	Orin Ford "Ray" Richardson
  Suffix	Jr.
  Nickname	Ray
  Birth	20 Mar 1935	Portland, Cumberland Co., ME   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Dec 1996	Huntsville, Madison Co., AL   [1, 2]
  Burial	4 Dec 1996	Valhalla Memory Gardens, Huntsville, Madison Co., AL   [2]
  Person ID	I45424	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2025

  
  

  Family	Willena Jean Mick,   b. 3 Nov 1931, Lewis Co., WV d. 14 May 2025, Huntsville, Madison Co., AL (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F15746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2014

  
  

• Notes

  Son of Orin Ford and Louise (Hanson) Richardson, Sr. The Huntsville Times, Huntsville, AL, Tuesday, 3 Dec 1996, p. B5, col. 5 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-huntsville-times-orin-f-richardson/179291632/ Local and Area Deaths Orin F. Richardson LACEY'S SPRING - Orin F. "Ray" Richardson, 61, of Lacey's Spring died Sunday at a Huntsville hospital. A private service will be held. Burial will be in Valhalla Memory Gardens with Spry Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Richardson, a longtime resident of Madison County, was a Mason and a Shriner. He was owner of C & R Services and was a local artist. Survivors include his wife, Willena Mick Richardson; a stepdaughter, Sheree Lee Miller of Tuscaloosa; and a stepson, Randall G. Stalnaker of Gurley. Visitation will be today from: 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1790] Social Security Administration, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : 2015)), entry for Orin Ford Richardson, 1996, SS no. 438-50-0980, accessed 19 Aug 2025 (Reliability: 3). [S2385] Alabama. Huntsville., The Huntsville Times, Huntsville, AL, "Local and Area Deaths," 3 Dec 1996, p. B5, col. 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 19 Aug 2025). (Reliability: 3).