Daisy Pearl "Miss Daisy" Owens Richards Obituary (1933

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Daisy Pearl "Miss Daisy" Owens Richards Mrs. Daisy Pearl "Miss Daisy" Owens Richards, age 80, of Hanover, Indiana, entered this life on September 1, 1933 in Madison, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late, William Benjamin Henry Harrison Owens and Martha Pearl Crafton Owens. She was raised in Madison and resided in Hanover since August 1, 1959. She worked early in life as a medical assistant and at the Madison State Hospital. Daisy was united in marriage on December 9, 1950 to Henry Richards by Rev. Vincent in downtown Madison. This happy union of fifty seven years was blessed with five daughters and a son. Daisy was a devoted wife, loving mom and grandma. She was of the Christian faith and held membership in the American Legion, Jefferson Post No. 9 Auxiliary, the Jefferson County Goodwill Conservation Club, past member of the Madison Eagles Lodge, and the Madison VFW Post 1969 Auxiliary. Daisy found great enjoyment in reading, gardening, dancing, crocheting, bingo, and was known to be a great seamstress. Daisy died on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at 6:51 p.m. at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Daisy will be missed by her loving daughters, Sharon Richards Weiser and her husband, Dale A. Weiser of Columbus, Ohio; Regenia Richards Clark and her husband, Edward of Cadiz, Kentucky; Pamela H. Richards Hale and her husband, Steven of Madison, Indiana; and Cynthia Ann Richards Bird and her husband, Robert all of Madison, Indiana; her loving grandchildren, Shawn Patrick Fields, Clinton Elliot Fields, Amanda Marie Hale Gourley, Michael Christopher Wilson and Michelle Elizabeth Weiser; her adoring great grandchildren, Gavin Henry Thomas Gourley and Brandt Henry Wilson; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Benjamin Henry Harrison Owens and Martha Pearl Crafton Owens; her loving husband of fifty seven years, Henry Richards died, October 23, 2007; her beloved daughter, Joy Elaine Fields, died March 23, 1995; her infant son, Terrance Richards, died May 1, 1959; her brothers, Harry Owens, Rolla Mack Owens, Elmer Owens, Eddie Owens, William Thomas & Wesley Thomas; and her sister, Emma Owens Drabb. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, March 30, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. by Rev. Dennis Bickers at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Springdale Cemetery, 600 West Fifth Street in downtown Madison, Indiana VISITATION Friends may call Saturday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Madison Jefferson County Public Library or the Miss Daisy Memorial Fund. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Daisy Pearl "Miss Daisy" Owens Richards, please click here to visit our sympathy store.