Rev. William Royce Richards

Rev. William Royce Richards, 74, of Troy, died at his home Wednesday, May 23, 2007. Visitation will be held at Dillard Funeral Home in Troy on Friday, May 25, 2007 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM. The funeral service will be held at Dillard Funeral Home Chapel in Troy on Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 11:00 AM with Dr. Malone Chandler, Dr. Chuck Blair, Dr. Vickie Blair, Mr. Gregg Sprinkle, and Reverend Jim Richards officiating. Burial will follow at Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery, in Brundidge. The family request that memorials be made to Lighthouse Hospice, Montgomery Cancer Center or Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. The pallbearers are Mark Jordan, Mike Jordan, Donnie Richards, Hamilton Stubbs, Charles Boswell, and Donald Jordan. Honorary pallbearers will be All Pastors and Lester Lambert. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Ingrid Richards of Troy, 2 children, Janice (Gregg) Sprinkle of Troy, and Ann (Chuck) Mayhall of Centre, Alabama, grandchildren, Cameron Luker, Zach Sprinkle, Gabe Sprinkle, Dakota Sprinkle, Endsley McLeod, Autumn Mayhall, and Amber Mayhall, sisters, Edna Nolin and Doris Hocutt, brothers, Rex (Shirley) Richards and Jim Richards, sister-in-law, Katherine Richards. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Juanita Richards, sister, Maurine Berry, brother, Bill Richards, brothers-in-law, John Nolin and William Hocutt, sister-in-law, Pam Richards, brother-in-law, Woodrow Berry.

Thomas Hebron Youngblood Sr.

Thomas Hebron Youngblood Sr., 89, passed away on Feb. 17, 2007, after a long illness. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 26, 2007, at Elam Baptist Church in Goshen.