Glenville Richards

Glenville R. Richards Sr., 70, a resident of Severna Park for 30 years, died of natural causes Nov. 13 at North Arundel Hospital after a lengthy illness.

Mr. Richards was born June 1, 1934, and reared in Cornwallis, W.Va.

He worked as a truck driver for 40 years for GPX and various other trucking companies before retiring. Subsequently, he worked 11 years as a bartender for the Severna Park Elks Lodge, where he was a member.

Among his interests were gambling, playing cards and hunting.

Surviving are his wife, Mary Richards; three sons, Dennis W. Richards of Baltimore and Ray A. Richards and Glenville R. Richards Jr., both of Severna Park; two daughters, Mirian Hairsine of Glen Burnie and Tina Bryant of Brooklyn Park; three brothers, Harry Richards of Glen Burnie, Johnny Richards of Cairo, W.Va., and Bud Richards of Parkersburg, W.Va.; four sisters, Annabelle Flanagan of Parkersburg, Leiora Reitterer of Georgia, Betty Bee of West Union, W.Va., and Erma Spears of Harrisville, W.Va.; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and Wednesday at Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Highway in Severna Park, where funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday. Burial is private.

Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, can be made to the American Kidney Foundation, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852 or the American Heart Association, Memorial Processing Center, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058.

As published in The Capital Newspaper, Annapolis, MD on 11/15/2004