Lena Grant Richardson

Mrs. Lena Grant Richardson, 84, of Deep Run, NC, died Saturday, April 2, 2016. She is survived by one son, Calvin Grant Richardson and wife, Lori of Henderson, Nevada; daughter, Cathy Richardson Cook and husband, Thurman of Deep Run, NC; four grandchildren, Joseph Grant Richardson and fiancée, Pauline Condero, Ethan Jacob Richardson of Henderson, NV, Zachary Thurman Cook and wife, Jenna of Hookerton, NC and Travis Calvin Cook of Deep Run, NC; great-grandson, Felix Curtis Richardson of Henderson, NV; sister, Lula Grant Sykes of Emporia, VA; brother, Frederick Hawkins Grant of Carlsbad, CA and a number of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great nephews. Mrs. Richardson was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lena Wendell Grant of Emporia, Virginia. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Richardson and two daughters, Wendell Lynne Richardson and Kay Wynne Richardson and a brother, William Joseph Grant. She was born in Greensville County but lived in Yale, Virginia where she was an active member of Joyner United Methodist Church. After her husband’s death, she moved to Emporia but eventually chose to move to Deep Run to be near her daughter and family. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 at Owen Funeral Home, 303 S. Halifax Rd, Jarratt, Virginia where the funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 6. Interment will follow at Greensville Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Joyner United Methodist Church, c/o Jeannette Everett, 17413 Everett Rd, Capron, Virginia 23829 or to the Kitty Askins Hospice Center, 107 Handley Park CT., Goldsboro, NC 27534.