Robert Mack “Bobby” Richards, 73, passed away on July 4, 2025, in Amarillo, Texas.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 10, 2025, at First Baptist Church of Memphis, Texas, with Jim Dixon and Anthony Knowles officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery with Military Honors.
Viewing took place from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9 at the funeral home with family receiving friends for visitation from 4-6 p.m. Arrangements were by Robertson Funeral Directors of Memphis.
Bobby was born Jan. 11, 1952, in Groom, Texas, to Mack and Patricia Anne Richards. He graduated from Memphis High School in 1970. He went on to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University before enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1972. During his service, Bobby was stationed in Germany and Vietnam, where he served his country with honor.
After his time in the military, Bobby returned to Texas and worked on the family farm. He later pursued careers with GTE Telephone Company and as a radio DJ. Bobby was known for his quick wit and infectious laugh — he could always be counted on to lighten the mood with a well-timed joke. Over the years, Bobby lived in Corpus Christi, Texas, and eventually, made his home in Amarillo, Texas at the Ussery-Roan Texas State Veterans Home, where he formed many close friendships.
Bobby was preceded in death by his parents, Mack and Anne Richards; his sister, Susan Richards; his grandparents, Louis and Rushia Richards, Gilbert Richardson and Ruby Bickley; and numerous aunts and uncles.
He is survived by his son, David Richards and wife Jacquelynn, of Amarillo; grandsons Jaxson David Richards and Christian Goff-Richards, and granddaughter, Isabella Richards, all of Amarillo; his brother, David Richards and wife Kiesha, of Childress, Texas; nieces and nephews Casey Gonzalez and husband Raul, of Memphis, Cody Bell and her children, Austin, Madison and Brynley, Allie and Chase Rafe and Mack Rutledge, of Weatherford, Texas; Taylor Richards, of Houston; Gaynor Gonzalez, of Memphis; Levi Gonzalez, of Prosper, Texas, and Mackewin Gonzalez, of Abilene, Texas. He is also remembered fondly by his many friends and caregivers at Ussery-Roan.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be sent to Ussery-Roan Veteran’s Home in Amarillo.
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