Robert N. Richardson

Robert N. Richardson, 98, of Avon, passed away October 29, 2019. He was born September 29, 1921 to the late William and Esther (Milhous) Richardson in Bridgeport, IN. He was a graduate of Decatur High School. He was an United States Army Air Corps veteran of WWII. After the war, he went to Purdue University where he received a Bachelor of Science.  He worked as a chemist for the State of Indiana Highway Department retiring in 1988. He was a member of the Mooresville Friends Meeting. Robert is survived by three sons, Robert A. (Nancy), Bruce E. (Becky), and Daniel G. Richardson; a daughter, Mary E. (David) Reese; 12 grandchildren, Robyn Fahler, Elizabeth Zovar, Bill Richardson, Andrew Richardson, Amanda Brys, Ame Cline, Brandon Reese, Bryan Reese, Samantha M.J. Reese, Joshua Richardson, Kameron Richardson, and Jordan Anderson; and 10 great-grandchildren, James Fahler, Josalyn Fahler, Abigail Fahler, Alina Zovar, Jackson Richardson, Louis Richardson, Benjamin Brys, Daphne Brys, Avery Cline and Landon Cline. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Margaret Jane (Yorger) Richardson; a brother, William Richardson, and a sister, Jean (Richardson) Kilgore. Visitation will be next Friday, November 8, 2019 in Hampton-Gentry Funeral Home, Plainfield from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 9, at 10:00 am in the funeral home. Burial will follow in Maple Hill Cemetery, Plainfield.  Contributions may be made to Mooresville Friends Meeting.