William L. (Buddy) Richardson

Mr. William L. (Buddy) Richardson, 77, of Hogansville, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Richardson was born July 19, 1941, in Meriwether County, son of the late Charlie and Leila Brown Richardson. A resident of Hogansville most of his life, he served in Southeast Asia in the U. S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam Conflict. He was employed as an iron worker prior to his retirement and was a member of Iron Workers Local 387 for fifty years. Survivors include his wife, Donnie Richardson; daughters, May Lee Thompson and her husband Roy John (Johnny) Thompson III, Kristie Prophitt and her husband Curtis Prophitt, all of Hogansville; brothers, Dan Richardson of LaGrange, Frank Richardson of Boise, ID; grandchildren, Kimberly Leigh Arrington, Jessica Lynn Henderson, Roy John (JT) Thompson IV, C J Prophitt; and great-grandchildren, Katelynn, Kaylee, and Easton. He was preceded in death by two sisters and five brothers. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 24, in the Chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville, with the Reverend Jeremy Royster officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 until 8 Saturday night. Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.