Born July 13, 1919 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Dewey Hayes and Ruth (Hudson) Hays.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Antioch Christian Church and the Antioch Ladies Aid.
Survivors include her husband, Donald W. Richardson; and one daughter, Brenda S. Ockerman, of Marshall, Ill.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Tommy Joe Richardson; one brother, Lee Hays; and aunt and uncle, Lawrence and Edith Gibson, who raised her.
Service will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home in Bloomfield with the Rev. Arlen Pope officiating. Burial will be in Scotland Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home 4-8 p.m. today, and one hour prior to service Tuesday.