Rosemary Smith Richardson died on July 23, 2015. Tressa Mae Moore Smith and Sidney Smith Sr. welcomed their baby girl on January 24,1920 in Texarkana, Arkansas, the town where Rosemary grew up.

Rosemary was a devoted wife from the time she married her husband, Hubert Andrew Richardson, in 1945 until his death in 1997. She entered wholeheartedly into his agenda, whether presiding over daily lunches with whomever he would bring home unannounced, to walking 10 miles a day at his side after being in the Pritikin Center in California. They lived for many years in Jackson Tennessee and Daytona Beach, Florida, where she managed the El Caribe Resort.

Rosemary personified Southern gentility in appearance and in manner. Never without her pearls in later years, her quiet unassuming dignity and gracious demeanor endeared her to all who knew her as did her beautiful smile.

The fact that she embodied whole-hearted, loving acceptance is especially remembered by her five children: one daughter, Mary Ann, and four sons, Joseph Sidney (Vickie), William Andrew (Leanne), James Edward, and John Hubert (Megan). A faith-filled and loyal listener, counselor and friend, she will be greatly missed by her children, and her seven grandchildren: Sidney Ann, Liam Wesley and Graylynn Aubri-all Richardsons! All of us are grateful for Rosemary's special caregiver, Harry Horetz.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Jackson, Tennessee or the First Presbyterian Church of Daytona Beach, Florida. A memorial service will be held in Jackson, Tennessee.