ROSA JEAN RICHMOND

Rosa Jean Richmond, 82, of Mexia, passed away on Oct. 18, 2020, at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 3 p.m. at Jones Funeral Services Chapel, with the Rev. Ronnie Dabney and the Rev. David Snow, officiating. Interment will follow at Mexia Cemetery.

Family visitation will be held on Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Serving as pallbearers are Johno Dabney, Jacob Dabney, Bennie Murphy, Billy Sterling, Thomas Tindell and R.J. Gilbert. Honorary pallbearer is Don High.

Mrs. Richmond was born on Aug. 2, 1938, in McComb, Miss. She married Albert Richmond in August of 1956 at the Pike County Courthouse in Magnolia, Miss. She worked as a spinner at the Mexia Cotton Mill and retired from food service at the Mexia State School. Mrs. Richmond was a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church.

Rosa was preceded in death by her husband, Albert; son Albert Richmond Jr.; sisters Mary Lea Hamilton and Siss Sandifer; and brothers R.B. Sandifer, Elbert Sandifer, Pat Sandifer and Cooter Sandifer. She is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth (Ann) Dabney of Mexia; grandsons Johno Dabney and wife Cassie, and Jacob Dabney and wife Melissa, all of Mexia; great-granddaughter Hannah Jacobs of Mexia; nieces Shirley Musgrave of Denton and Viola Barnes of Mexia; greatniece Callie Gilbert of Pilot Point; as well as numerous other nieces and nephews.

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