Charles Henry Richards

 

Born: February 6, 1871 in Rockport, Texas
Died: November 22, 1930 in DeRidder, Louisiana
Buried: November 23, 1930 in Goos Cemetery, Lake Charles, Louisiana  (Map 9)
Father: Edward Wilson Richards
Mother: Emma M. Goos
Wife: Katherine Moeling Fitzenreiter
Married: 1899 in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Children: Infant Richards I
Infant Richards II
Helen S. Richards

This was a marriage of first cousins: Katherine Moeling Fitzenreiter's mother, Barbara Christina Goos, was Emma M. Goos's sister.

CHARLES RICHARDS

Lake Charles, La. Nov. 23.
        Charles Richards, 59, died yesterday morning at DeRidder after being ill about three weeks. The body was brought here this morning and the funeral was held at 4 o'clock this afternoon from the residence of Frank Gallaugher. Services were at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Interment was in Goos cemetery. Burke & Trotti, funeral directors, were in charge of arrangements.
        Mr. Richards was for many years a contractor in DeRidder. Surviving relatives are his wife, his daughter, Mrs. Andrew Swice of Westlake; two sisters, Mrs. Emile Jessen of Lake Charles, and Mrs. Maurice Rosenthal of Lafayette, and one grand-child.


C. RICHARDS FUNERAL

DeRidder Man, Formerly of Lake Charles, Buried Here Sunday

        Funeral services for Charles Richards, 59, of DeRidder, former resident of Lake Charles, who died at his home in DeRidder, Saturday afternoon, were conducted from the residence of Frank Gallaugher, Lake Charles, Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock by the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Hubert Cramers. Burial was in Goos cemetery.
        Mr. Richards was a grandson of Capt. Dan Goos, a resident of Lake Charles, and Goosport up to the time of his death, and a pioneer citizen of this section. Mr. Richards was a resident of the DeRidder section for about 17 years, going there from Lake Charles.
        The survivors are the wife, Mrs. Katie Richards; a daughter, Mrs. Andrew Swice of Westlake; a grand child, Richard Swice of Westlake; two sisters, Mrs. Emile Jessen of Lake Charles, and Mrs. Maurice Rosenthal of Lafayette.