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Published: January 20, 2021
With profound sadness, we announce the passing of John DeWitt Richards, Jr., on January 16, 2021 at the age of 86, just as the sun was setting over his beloved Tennessee River.
John was born on July 5, 1934 in Kingston, Pennsylvania to John DeWitt Richards and Rosella Cunningham Richards. After serving in the United States Army, he went on to graduate from the College of William & Mary with a Bachelor s Degree in Chemistry. After 32 years with Reynolds Alloys, John retired, filling his life with golfing and boating. He was a faithful member of Killen Church of Christ for years.
With a kind word for everyone, in addition to his generous heart, John was well known for his wonderful sense of humor. He especially enjoyed opening his cherished home to close friends for picnics and afternoon boating trips. With his dear wife, Jane, their home was always a center of welcome and love to lifelong friends and family. He will be remembered as a devout Christian, a
Shirley Ann Herston, 85, of Mableton, Georgia, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2020.
Ms. Herston was born in 1935 in Howard, Alabama. She grew up in Florence, Alabama and was a graduate of Coffee High School. After graduation, Ms. Herston worked as a telephone switchboard operator for Bell Telephone Company, before getting married and becoming a mother and housewife.
Ms. Herston moved to Nashville, TN in 1959 where she was a wonderful mother and wife, raising her two sons. She was a stylish and beautiful woman who loved to decorate and loved to paint and be creative. Ms. Herston also lived for a time in Shreveport, LA, and moved to Mableton, GA in 2000. She worked in sales for home improvement companies after moving to Georgia, well into her 70’s.