Edwina Wade Richert

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

The family and friends of Edwina Wade Richert are mourning the loss of their loved one who was called from this life on April 23, 2020, at the age of 92.

Graveside services for Edwina Wade Richert, 92, of Jennings were held Monday, April 27, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Calvary Cemetery, with Father Charles McMillin officiating.

A viewing was held in Calvary Cemetery Monday, April 27, 2020, from 1:30-1:55 p.m.

Edwina was born in Iota to Edwin A. Wade and Dora Prather Wade on Sept. 3, 1927. She worked as a bookkeeper for the Jefferson Davis Clerk of Court. Edwina was an active member of Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church and the Ladies Altar Society, as well as a past president. She enjoyed cooking, playing board games with her cousin, Sylvester Frey, and going to the casino. She was a kind and loving woman who will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Edwina is survived by her three stepdaughters, Delores Richert Davis of Jennings, Kathleen Richert Caraway (Maurice) of Carlyss and Theresa Richert Segura (Robert) of Jennings; her stepdaughter-in-law, Helen Richert Atchinson (Charles) of Jennings; as well as numerous nieces and nephews and numerous stepgrandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Edwina was preceded in death by her parents, Edwin and Dora Wade; her beloved husband, Roy Richert; her stepson, Michael Richert; her stepson-in-law, Gary Davis; and her grandson, Joel Person.

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