Obituary - William Sisro Richison

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Funeral services for William S. Richison were held Tuesday, Feb 13, 1968 at 1 p.m. in the Blackwell Funeral Home Chapel with Clarence Halbrook officiating. Interment was in the Licking Cemetery.

Mr. Richison, son of the late James A and Mary West Richison was born July 25, 1891 at Licking. He died Feb 9, 1968 at Springfield, MO, at the age of 76.

On July 19, 1930 he married Virgie Snow at Licking and to this union seven children were born. He was preceded in death by one son and one daughter, two sisters and two brothers. Mr. Richison is survived by his wife, Virgie, of the home in Salem, two sons, Billy Junior or Rolla and Gary Dale of the home, three daughters, Rose Seaman of Boise, Idaho; Mary Emogene Gann of Waterville, Wash and Faye Nelson of Rolla; four half sisters, Ethel Trout, Opal Blair and Mandy Harland all of MacKittrick, Calif and Mary Edgar of St. Louis; 18 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. 

Mr. Richison spent most of his life in the Licking community as a farmer. He was a member of the Jehovah's Witness Church of Salem