Title	Mr.
Last Name	Richards
First Name	Ralph
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Place of Birth	Guilford, ME
Date of Birth	1894-07-28
Place of Death	Dexter, ME
Date of Death	1973-10-01
Publication	The Eastern Gazette 10-4-1973
Obituary	RALPH RICHARDS Ralph Richards, 79, of Dexter, died Oct. 1 in a Dexter hospital. The son of George and Gertrude (Witham) Richards, he was born in Guilford July 28, 1894. He a boss weaver at the Amos Abbott Mill for 47 years before his retirement. He was a member of the Dexter Fire Department for 50 years and was a member of the Knights of Pythias. He was a deacon of the First Universalist Church. Surviving are his wife, Bertha; a daughter, Mrs. Ernest (Eileen) Bonsey of Dover-Foxcroft; six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Crosby-Neal Funeral Home, Dexter, Wednesday, the Rev. Robert Sterling officiating. Burial was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter.