OBITUARIES
FRANCINE BOYD RICHESIN
, 56, of Sweetwater, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2001, after a lengthy illness. She was a member of Murray's Baptist Church where she served as Church Clerk, Sunday school teacher and she was a very dedicated Christian lady. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Hattie Boyd; one sister Elenor Wilkes; and three brothers Dewey Boyd, Olen Boyd, and James Boyd, Jr.Survivors include her husband of 38 years, Carl "Buddy" Richesin; one son and one daughter-in-law, Carl A. "Bud" Richesin, III and Sheri Richesin; two grandchildren, Tyler and Trevor Richesin, all of Sweetwater; two sisters, Lorene Foster Plemons of Chattanooga and Vonita Ritchie of Merritt Island, Florida; mother-in-law Mabel Richesin of Sweetwater; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends Monday from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Kyker Funeral Home chapel. The Rev, Joe Caldwell, the Rev. Bobby Lawson and the Rev. John Smith will officiate. Burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Murray's Baptist Church Cemetery.