Grant William Richard Jr., Pine Bluff, Ark.
Former Emporia resident Grant William Richard Jr. of Pine Bluff, Ark., died Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at Pine Bluff Diagnostic Hospital in Pine Bluff. He was 44.
Mr. Richard was an antiques dealer.
The son of Grant William and Norma Arce Richard, he was born Sept. 7, 1962, at Agana, Guam. When he was a child, his family moved to Emporia where he graduated from Emporia High School and attended Emporia State University.
Mr. Richard is survived by his father of Emporia; and two sisters, Rene Steffes of Leawood and Loretta “Chris” Ball of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. His mother died earlier.
The service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Patio Garden of Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The Rev. Tim Haberkorn of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Olpe will conduct the service.
Memorial contributions to the American Diabetes Foundation may be sent in care of the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, P.O. Box 175, Emporia, KS 66801