MELBA J. RICHARDSON


WENDELL - Melba Johnson Richardson, 80, died Friday, Aug. 1, 2008. Funeral services were Sunday, Aug. 3, at Corinth Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

A native of Franklin County, she was daughter to the late Edgar S. and Edna Upchurch Johnson. She was a retired nursing assistant, working at both WakeMed and Eastern Wake Hospital.

Preceding her in death were her husband, Roy “Teeney” Richardson; brother, James “J.P.” Proctor Johnson; and a grandson.

Surviving: daughters, Wanda R. Perry of Zebulon and Brenda R. Whitley (Stacey) of Zebulon; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Flowers accepted or make memorials to Corinth Baptist Church, Youth Program, 13430 NC 96 North, Zebulon, NC 27597.

Arrangements handled by Strickland Funeral Home, Wendell.