Linda Frantz Richardson

Linda Richardson was born June 28, 1940, in Norman, Okla., to Melvin and Jesse Mae Frantz. She graduated from Norman High School in 1958, and began college in the fall at the University of Oklahoma. Not long after, she met her husband of 62 years, Thomas Meriwether Richardson, IV.

She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, and her sister, Frances Ritchey.

Linda is survived by her son Tom and his wife, Jan, of Norman; daughter Susan and her husband, Mike Noteware, of Stillwater; and daughter Elizabeth and her husband, Don Nolan, of Stillwater.

She is also survived by her brother-in-law, Dr. H. Grant Ritchey, of Norman; her niece, Casey and husband, Brian Saltzman, of Bartlesville, and sons Henry and Sam; nephew Dr. H. Grant Ritchey, Jr. and wife, Lori, of Lawrence, Kansas and daughters Julie and Macy; as well as cousins Lee Endicott, and his wife, Beverly, of Oklahoma City, and their sons, Harry and Sam; Lane Endicott, and his wife, Celeste, of St. Louis, and their children, Lucy, Meg and Chris; and Hayley Endicott, of Oklahoma City.

The family would like to give a special thanks to the techs, nurses and staff at Golden Oaks Village in Stillwater, especially Stephanie Blackwell, for the kindness and care Linda was shown.

Private services held at All Souls' Episcopal Church, Oklahoma City, Okla.