The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-03-08
George F. Richardson Passes
Away at Home Of His
Daughter
g LAID TO REST
IN ELLENSBURG
For More than Decade He
Was One Of Kennewick's
Best Boosters

ceore F. Richardson, for fourteen
v.ars resident Of Kennewick, died
march / at the home of his son-in-
hv. Jesse B. Rose, near Bellevue, a
s,hurb Of Seattle.
Funeral services were held Satur-
~ It 2:30 p. m. at the chapel Of the
1sme Undertaking company, Seattle.
Dr. Mark A. Matthews, pastor Of
lie First Presbyterian church of Seat
t|e, Of which the deceased was a MEM
ber, preached the sermon and read
for the scripture I. Thessalonians a,
yeses 1918, inclusive, which Mr.. Rich
Ardson had marked in a pocket testa-
nent he was accustomed to carry.
Mrs. John Frakken, sopano, of Sc
sttle, sang Beautiful Isle of Some
vhee," "Come Ye Disconsolate,' and
~Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross" be-
ing accompanied with violin obbliga-
70 by Mrs. Eugene M. Sherman, Of
Bellevue, and by Mrs. Sloman of Sc
attle at the piano. "Face to Face" was
rendered as violin solo by Mrs.
Sherman.
The chapel was filed with friends
Of Mr. Richardson and Of his family
from Kennewick, Bellevue, Seattle
and Ellensburg. The casket was COW
cred by a large spray of Easter lilies
white canations and frezias. At the
head was an immense standing wreath
Of tulips, carnations and sweet peas
q tribute from the Kennewick Com
mercial club and the City of Kenne-
wick. Several large sprays of car
nations, Gala lilies and roses formed
= background for the casket, which
was also surrounded with baskets and
smaller sprays of cut flowers.
Sunday morning the family took the
deceased to Ellensburg, via the Mil
waukee railroad. They were met
there by a large patty of friends from
Ellensburg and vicinity and with ad-
ditional floral tributes from Kenne-
wick and Ellensburg. A procession
was formed which left the Milwaukee
station and reached the Ellensburg
cemetery shortly after two o'clock.
After brief service at the grave the
deceased was laid to rest in the FAM
lily plot beside his wife, who died at
Ellensburg in 1919.
Mr.. Richardson had been ill of
stomach trouble for more than year
and had been confined to his bed since
the first of December.
Mr.. Richardson, who was 72 years
Of age, was born on a farm in the
woods of Michigan. When young
man he left the farm and began
me in the city of Grand Rapids
where his influence in civic and po-
nucal affairs was soon recognized
as nrst public recognition came as
justice Of the peace and later he was
s'ee elected to the state legislature.
som 1895 he represented the
wand Rapids district in the lower
0use Of congess. He was life long
sno ardent democrat and altho i'll
itn forced him to retire from busi-
ness activities he never lost his keen
interest in the politics of his commun-
state and nation.
ne came to Kennewick from Mich
van In 1904 and engaged in the liv-
ly and transfer business. This bus
ess known as the Kennewick Trans
company, he managed and di-
sed until 1916 when he disposed of
/" y. K. Bradshaw and received a
lse iarm near Ellensburg. In part
'saip with Mr.. Rose he operated
&c Iarm until 1920 when he accom-
ssnled the Roses to their small rural
aolae at Bellevue.
During his residence in Kennewick
1use Richardson, as he was known
e' was active in every phase of the
s'lnunlty's life. He was in the fore
,.'n, . OF every campaign and every
c enterprise and no man gave
e hoerally of his time and his
'aes Tor community upbuilding and
tr. man mad firmer belief in the fu-
-. VI this district. He served two
H.. 80 as mayor and was several
.,,s president of the Commercial
,rd ana was one of the organizers
M, president of the Kennewick I'm
;,sa ,hent Co., a corporation organ
lor the purpose of building the