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DATE: Saturday, March 9, 1996                TAG: 9603090379
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HELEN W. RICHARDSON

Helen W. ``Creasy'' Richardson, 87, of Battlefield Woods Court, died March 7, 1996, in her residence.

She was born in Newport News and was the widow of Rev. William A. Richardson Sr. She was a retired civil service employee, and a member of Great Bridge Baptist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher for many years.

Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Sommerville of Chesapeake; a son, William A. Richardson Jr. and his wife, Ruby of Chesapeake; two sisters, Ruth Griffin of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Florence Henning of Lakeland, Fla.; eight grandchildren, Cathy R. Black of Chesapeake, Susan R. Wormell, Douglas Bohn, Carol Ueblacker, Jane Cave, Kevin Bohn, Mark Bohn, and Julia Meyers, all from out of state; and 12 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m., at Great Bridge Baptist Church, the Rev. Charles L. Moseley presiding. Burial will be in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Creeds, Va. Francis A. Gay Funeral Home, South Norfolk Chapel in charge. Memorial donations may be made to the Gideons Bible Fund or the American Heart Association.

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