Christine Moore Richardson, 95, of Irwin County, Georgia, died Sunday, May 8, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held 4 PM, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Ocilla, with the Rev. Tommy Land, Jr. officiating. Her son, Gerald Richardson, will give the eulogy. Interment will follow in Irwinville Cemetery, Irwinville. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home in Ocilla.
Mrs. Richardson was born April 27, 1927, in Nashville, Georgia, to the late Ike & Mary Alice Richardson Moore. She was a homemaker and worked raising her children and helping on the farm. She was known to knit blankets for new babies and afghans for the sick. She enjoyed cooking and was always sharing something from her kitchen with others. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church.
She is survived by her son, Gerald & Jane Richardson of Irwin County; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Wydene Carter of Valdosta. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Heywood C. Richardson; four children: Lamar Richardson, Terry Richardson, Jeffrey Richardson, and Diane Thompson; and four brothers and sisters.