Dwight Eugene "Gene" Richards Obituary (1959

Mr. Dwight Eugene "Gene" Richards, age 64 of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on December 6, 1959 in Madison, Indiana. He was the son of the late Dwight Eugene Richards, Sr. and Ollie "Polly" Elizabeth Richards Parks. After being raised in Madison and graduating from Madison Consolidated High School in 1978, he spent most of his life in the North Vernon community. He was first married to Paula Philpott and was blessed with two sons, Dwight Paul and Zachary Scott. He later married Megg Grady, a union which brought another son into his life, Michael Grady. He provided for his family through lifelong service in the tool and die industry. Gene retired from Impact Forge in Columbus, closing a 37 year career. Gene enjoyed watching football, following NASCAR, playing Runescape and other computer games, reading by the river, and spending time with family. He was a caring man who was always ready to help someone in need but also had a mischievous side often "poking the bear" for the delight of the reactions. He was a member of the Butlerville Masonic Lodge No. 219. Gene was of the Christian faith having been raised Baptist. Gene died on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at 5:45 a.m. at Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute. Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Gene will be missed by his loving his mother, Ollie "Polly" Parks of Madison, Indiana; his sons, Dwight Paul Richards and his wife Jessica of Villa Park, Illinois, Zachary Scott Richards and his wife Anna of Rykers Ridge, Indiana, and Michael Grady and his wife Makayla of Seymour, Indiana; his grandchildren, Darren, Kendra, Charlotte, Caroline, Maverick, Montana, and one little boy on the way in February; his siblings, Tammy Childress and her husband Chuck of Madison, Indiana, Timothy Richards and his wife Rebecca of North Vernon, Indiana, Thomas Richards of North Vernon, Indiana, Jerry Wayne Ray of Vevay, Indiana, Sherrill Richards of Madison, Indiana, Sheila Malone of North Vernon, Indiana, Nancy Large and her companion Donnie of North Vernon, Indiana, Charla Strasemeier of Madison, Indiana, Julie Campbell and her husband Donald, Steven Parks of Louisville, Susan Parks of Louisville, Sandra Worthington of Louisville, Sonia Brown of Utica, Indiana, and Shirley Nash of Kentucky; his special niece and nephew who were a great help to him, Samantha and her fiance Ty of Madison, Indiana and Matthew Hardy of North Vernon, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his birth father, Dwight Eugene Richards, Sr, his dad, Dewey Parks, his sister Laura Hardy, his bonus mom, Myrtle Richards, his wife of 15 years Megg Grady Richards, and his dear dog "Bear" who was a true friend to him. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Friday, October 25, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. by Pastor Michael Cammack at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow at a later date at the Springdale Cemetery in downtown Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Friday from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana. MASONIC SERVICEA masonic service will be conducted at the opening of the funeral ceremony by the Butlerville Masonic Lodge No. 219 on Friday, October 25, 2024 at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Cards are available at the at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and Memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Dwight Eugene "Gene" Richards, please click here to visit our sympathy store.