Paula Ann Richardson

Paula Ann Richardson, 87, went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 13, 2023.  She was born in Golconda, Illinois on July 6, 1936, to Paul and Cleo Clark. She lived most of her life in Jonesboro. She was a member of Nettleton Baptist Church and cherished her job as a Sunday School teacher.  Her life revolved around her husband, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Troy Richardson; sister, Mona Parker and brother, Buddy Clark.

Survivors include her son, Kevin Richardson, and wife Noelle; daughters, Leigh Ann Cayton; Lizabeth “Libby” Smith, all of Jonesboro; grandchildren, Wayne Brooks, Kevin Brooks, Robert Richardson, Jonathan Richardson, Norah Grace Stimach, Kensley Jane Richardson, Paul Matthew Carr, Joyce Michelle Lock, Erik Mikel Cayton, Charles Ryan Smith; and four great grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 2:00 P.M., July 22, 2023, at Nettleton Baptist Church under the direction of Emerson Funeral Home. Honorary pallbearers are the Sonshine Sunday School class of Nettleton Baptist Church. All other services will be private.

For lasting memorials please consider St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105. To sign an online guestbook, go to emersonfuneralhome.com.