Joseph Leo Richard

1928 - 2008  (79 years)

• Name	Joseph Leo Richard
  Born	18 Nov 1928	Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Sep 2008	Kaplan, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	11 Sep 2008	Kaplan Cemetery - Kaplan, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I14496	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Lelia Landry,   b. 24 Aug 1930, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 4 Sep 2011, Kaplan, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	9 Nov 1946	Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Children	+ 1. C.J. Richard + 2. R.W. Richard + 3. L. Richard
  Last Modified	6 May 2025
  Family ID	F2110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Nov 1928 - Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 9 Nov 1946 - Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 10 Sep 2008 - Kaplan, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 11 Sep 2008 - Kaplan Cemetery - Kaplan, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Joseph Leo Richard Obituary picture

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Joseph Leo Richard Name: Joseph Leo Richard Race: White Age: 18 Birth Date: 18 Nov 1928 Birth Place: Vermilion, Louisiana Residence Place: Nunez, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA Registration Date: 18 Nov 1946 Registration Place: Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA Employer: Orelouis Richard, Box 53, Nunez, La. Height: 5' 7" Weight: 160 lbs. Complexion: Ruddy Hair Color: Blonde Eye Color: Blue Next of Kin: Mrs. Lelia Landry Richard
  		Engagement Announcement of Joseph Leo Richard and Lelia Landry Published in The Abbeville Meridional on November 2, 1946
  		Death Notice of Joseph Leo Richard Published in The Lafayette Daily Advertiser on September 11, 2008
  		Obituary of Joseph Leo Richard Published in The Abbeville Meridional on September 11, 2008

  
  

  Headstones

  Crypt of Joseph Leo Richard and Lelia Landry Richard Kaplan Cemetery - Kaplan, Louisiana, USA Plot: Section A, Row 5

  
  

• Notes

  Death Notice: KAPLAN - Joseph Leo Richard, 79, died Thursday, September 11, 2006. Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan is in charge of arrangements. (Published in The Lafayette Daily Advertiser on September 11, 2008) Obituary: Joseph Leo Richard November 18, 1928 - September 10, 2008 Kaplan - Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 11, 2008 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Joseph Leo Richard, 79, who died Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital. He will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Deacon Paul Roy Eleazar officiating the services. Leo was the owner of Gulfway Sporting Goods for 30 years. He also owned L & R Construction Company. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Lelia Landry Richard of Kaplan; two sons, Chester Richard and his wife Joyce and Russell Richard and his wife Phyllis "Mike", all of Kaplan; one daughter, Loretta R. and her husband Dale Bell of Kaplan; one sister, Lollie Desormeaux of Port Arthur, Texas; nine grandchildren; and ten great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Orelous Richard and the former Ozite Decuire. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan, 300 N. Eleazar Avenue, on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. with a rosary to be prayed at 7:00 p.m.; Thursday, September 11, from 8:00 a.m. until services. (Published by Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan, LA)