Richards Service to be Saturday

David Lloyd Richards, 81, of Vernal died in the Ashley Valley medical Center Sept. 6, 1983.

Born March 26, 1902 in Vernal to David Lloyd and Sussannah Samira Harker Richards. He married Bertha Lillian Vernon July 18, 1923 in the Logan LDS Temple. She died July 21, 1983. He was a rancher, farmer and sheep shearer. Active in LDS Church, he was a member of the High Priest quorum of the Vernal Third Ward. He loved the out-of-doors.

Survivors are sons and daughter, Vernon L. Richards of Salt Lake City; Shirley R. Richards of Rupert, Idaho; Mrs. Evert (Delores) Merkley and Gordan A. (Laddie) Richards, both of Vernal; 18 grandchildren; 33 great grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Stella Richards, Hannah Richards, Ben Richards and Weldon Richards of Vernal; Mrs. Lyman (Donnedtte) Anderson of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Martha Knight of Ferron, Utah.

Funeral services will be Saturday, Sept. 10 at 11 a.m. at the Vernal Third Ward Chapel. Friends may call Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 at the Vernal Mortuary. Burial will be in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery.

Vernal Express
Sept. 7, 1983
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David Lloyd Richards was the son of Samira Susannah Harker Richards and David L. Richards.

Lloyd married Bertha Lillian Vernon June 18, 1923.

Their son Gordon (Laddie) Richards died in 2001 and is also buried in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery.
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"United States Census, 1940," Lloyd Richards, Maeser, Election Precinct 6 Maeser, Uintah, Utah, United States

name: Lloyd Richards
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Maeser, Election Precinct 6 Maeser, Uintah, Utah, United States
gender: Male
age: 38
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Utah
estimated birth year: 1902
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 24-6
family number: 62
sheet number and letter: 4B
line number: 42
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 4218
digital folder number: 005459991
image number: 00716
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Lloyd Richards M 38 Utah
wife Bertha Richards F 35 Utah
son Vernon Richards M 15 Utah
son Shirley Richards M 14 Utah
daughter Delores Richards F 11 Utah
son Gordon Richards M 9 Utah
sister Stella Richards F 50 Utah

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