Beulah Gay Richards' Obituary
RAVENNA Beulah Gay Richards, 84 years of age, passed away Saturday January 1, 2011 at her residence. Born on January 11, 1926 in Exchange, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late James and Mariah (Carpenter) Belknap. A lifetime Ravenna area resident, Gay had worked at Howard Johnson's on the Ohio Turnpike as assistant manager from 1963-1974, following which she was employed as assistant manager at the L&K restaurant and then as a cashier at East Park restaurant in Ravenna retiring in 1986. Gay was a hard worker all of her life and spent times for herself watching soap operas on television. Survivors include her daughter Linda Knippenberg of Ravenna, her son Dean James (Kitty) Richards of Leroy,West Virginia, as well as 10 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her daughters Darlene McBride and Elaine Sullivan.Visitation will be Wednesday January 5, 2011 at the Green Family Funeral Home & Crematory Service in Mantua from 10:00 A.M.-10:30 A.M., with a graveside funeral service to follow at 11:00 A.M. at Drakesburg Cemetery in Freedom Township. Her family would like to extend a very special thank you to Kent Health Care and Crossroads Hospice for the loving care that they provided to Gay in her final days.
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