Richard Earl Bledsoe

Richard E. Bledsoe passed away peacefully on December 7, 2025, at the age of 82. Born on July 11, 1943, in Raleigh, North Carolina, to the late Elease Moore Bledsoe and Archie Brooks Bledsoe. The family relocated to Greensboro, NC, where he graduated from James B. Dudley High School. He served honorably in the US Navy then went on to work 30 plus years for the United States Postal Service.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents, beloved wife, Crista F. Bledsoe and siblings Willa Chavis, James Clinton, Elsie B. Moore, Kathleen B. Thompson, Barbara Jean Bledsoe, and Archie Brooks Bledsoe, Jr.; sister-in-law Dorothy F. Majette.

Left to cherish his memory are his loving daughters Kim B. Goods (Robert), Stephanie B. Gibson (Bonnie, III); brother Cornelius Bledsoe (Carolyn), seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives & friends.

The family will be receiving visitors at the family home on Tuesday, December 09, 2025 and Wednesday, December 10, 2025 during the hours of 12:00 pm until 6:30 pm.

Visitation will be held on Friday, December 12, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., followed by the Homegoing Service at 11:00 a.m. at the Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home, 6000 W. Gate City Blvd., Greensboro, NC 27407. Interment will follow in Guilford Memorial Park with Military Honors provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard.