Lucille Smith Richardson

November 2, 1930 - August 13, 2021

Lucille Smith Richardson died on Friday, August 13, 2021 at the age of 90 after a four year decline in health. Lucille was born November 2, 1930 in Pulaski, Virginia. The family moved to Cascade, VA when she was a youngster. She attended Brosville High School, graduating in 1948. She lived most of her life in Danville. She worked for Big Star Foods in Danville and Martinsville, volunteered at Danville Regional Medical Center, and operated Tink’s Tours for ten years. Lucille was predeceased by her husband, Garnett M. “Tink” Richardson, parents Roy and Lillian Smith, and brother Victor Smith of Ashboro, North Carolina. She is survived by her son, Gary, sister Peggy Holston (Wally) of Ashboro, sisters-in-law Panzie Smith of Ashboro, NC, and Ellen Richardson of Mooresville, NC, and numerous nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her long time friend Rebecca Medford of Martinsville, VA. The family is very grateful for the care given by Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care and to all the nurses who cared for her in her final months. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 16, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. at the Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel with the Reverend Daryl Joyce officiating. Interment will follow the service at Danville Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Monday at the funeral home from 12:00 until 1:00 P.M. Also, the family suggest that memorials may be made to the Danville Humane Society, P.O. Box 3352, Danville, VA, 24543 or to the Danville Life Saving Crew, 202 Christopher Lane, Danville, VA, 24541. Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel is respectfully serving the Richardson family.